ܫܒܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Aramaic שְבַע (šəḇaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *šabʕat-; compare Arabic سَبْع (sabʕ) and Hebrew שֶׁבַע (shéva').

Pronunciation

Numeral

ܫܒ݂ܲܥ • (šḇaʿf (masculine ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šaḇʿā))

  1. feminine of ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šaḇˁā) seven (7)

Usage notes

  • In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šaḇʿā) is often used regardless of gender.