ܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤐 (p, literally mouth); compare Hebrew פֵּא (), Arabic فَاء (fāʔ) and Ancient Greek πεῖ (peî). Doublet of ܦܘܼܡܵܐ (pūmā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [peː]

Noun

ܦܹܐ • (f

  1. pe (the seventeenth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
Usage notes
  • Pē represents the number eighty in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
    • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܦ݇), it means 80,000.
Coordinate terms
  • (symbol) ܦ
Assyrian alphabetedit

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فَـ (fa-)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [faː]

Conjunction

ܦ̮ܵܐ • ()

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard, slang) then, so, hence, thus
    Synonym: ܗܝܼܓܵܗ (hīgāh)

Usage notes

More common with bilingual speakers of Arabic.