ܬܫܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic תְּשַׁע (təšaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *tišʕat-; compare Arabic تِسْع (tisʕ) and Hebrew תֵּשַׁע (tésha').

Pronunciation

Numeral

ܬܸܫܲܥ • (tiššaˁf (masculine ܬܸܫܥܵܐ (tišˁā))

  1. feminine of ܬܸܫܥܵܐ (tišˁā) nine (9)

Usage notes

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