ܐܪܒܥ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editFrom Aramaic אַרְבַּע (ʾarəbaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕat-; compare Arabic أَرْبَع (ʔarbaʕ) and Hebrew אַרְבַּע (arbá').
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔarbaʕ]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔarbeʔ]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔarbaʔ], [ʔarpˤaʔ]
Numeral
editܐܲܪܒܲܥ • (arbaʿ) f (masculine ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbʿā))
Usage notes
edit- In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā) is often used regardless of gender.