ܦܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤐 (p, literally “mouth”); compare Hebrew פֵּא (pé), Arabic فَاء (fāʔ) and Ancient Greek πεῖ (peî). Doublet of ܦܘܼܡܵܐ (pūmā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [peː]
Noun
ܦܹܐ • (pē) f
- 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 • (fā)
Usage notes
More common with bilingual speakers of Arabic.