ܚܡܫ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Root |
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ܚ ܡ ܫ (ḥ m š) |
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From Aramaic חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš), from Proto-Semitic *ḫamšat-; compare Arabic خَمْس (ḵams) and Hebrew חָמֵשׁ (khamésh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [xammɪʃ]
Numeral
ܚܲܡܸܫ • (ḥammiš) f (masculine ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā))
- feminine of ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā, “five, 5”)
Usage notes
- In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā) is often used regardless of gender.
- As a number, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when enumerating a noun after it.
Western Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic ܚܡܫ (ḥammeš), from Proto-Semitic *ḫamšum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ħamːeʃ/
Numeral
ܚܰܡّܶܫ (ḥammeš) f (masculine ܚܰܡܫܰܐ (ḥamša))
- feminine of ܚܰܡܫܰܐ (ḥamša, “five”)