ܣܡܟܬ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤎𐤌𐤊 (smk, literally “fish”) through Classical Syriac; compare Hebrew סָמֶךְ (sámekh) and Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ • (simkaṯ) f
- Simketh (the fifteenth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
Usage notes
- Simkaṯ represents the number sixty in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
- When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܣ݇), it means 60,000.
Coordinate terms
- (symbol) ܣ