ܨܝܦܪ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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| Cardinal: ܨܝܼܦܲܪ (ṣīpar) Ordinal: ܨܝܼܦܪܵܝܵܐ (ṣīprāyā) | ||||
Alternative forms
- ܨܝܼܦܵܪ (ṣīpār), ܣܝܼܦܵܪ (sīpār)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing, cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “void, nothingness”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
ܨܝܼܦܲܪ • (ṣīpar) m
Usage notes
- As a numeral, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when enumerating a noun after it.
Classical Syriac
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Etymology
Calque of Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing, cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “void, nothingness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤiːpɑr/
Numeral
ܨܝܼܦܵܪ • (ṣīpār) m