ܬܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ⁧תְּמָנֶא⁩ (tmānē), from Proto-Semitic *ṯamāniyat-; compare Arabic ⁧ثَمَانٍ⁩ (ṯamānin) and Hebrew ⁧שְׁמוֹנֶה⁩ (sh'moné).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [tmaːneː]
  • (standard) IPA(key): [tmaːneː], [tmaːneʔ]

Numeral

⁧ܬܡܵܢܹܐ⁩ • (tmānē) f (masculine ⁧ܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ⁩ (tmānyā))

  1. feminine of ⁧ܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ⁩ (tmānyā) eight (8)

Usage notes
  • In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ⁧ܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ⁩ (tmānyā) is often used regardless of gender.
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