ܬܪܬܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

⁧ܬܲܪ̈ܬܹܝܢ⁩ (tartēn), ⁧ܬܲܪܬܹܝ⁩ (tartēy)

Etymology

From Aramaic ⁧תַרְתֵּין⁩ (ṯartēin), from Proto-Semitic *ṯinat-; compare Arabic ⁧اِثْنَتَانِ⁩ (iṯnatāni) and Hebrew ⁧שְׁתַּיִם⁩ (shtáyim).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [tarteːn]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tɪtteː], [tɪtteʔ]

Numeral

⁧ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ⁩ • (tartēn) f (masculine ⁧ܬܪܹܝܢ⁩ (trēn))

feminine of ⁧ܬܪܹܝܢ⁩ (trēn, “two”)
⁧ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ⁩ ― šāˁaṯ tartēn ― two o’clock

⁧ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܬܪܹܝܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ⁩ ― tartēn niššē w-trēn gaḇrē ― two women and two men

Usage notes

In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ⁧ܬܪܹܝܢ⁩ (trēn) is often used regardless of gender.

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