תמניא

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Aramaic

Aramaic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : תמניא (təmānəyā)
    Ordinal : תמינאה (təminaah)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯamāniy-.

Numeral

תמניא (təmānəyām (f תמני)

  1. eight (8)
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 21b:
      יוֹמֵי דַחֲנוּכָּה תְּמָנְיָא אִינּוּן דְּלָא לְמִסְפַּד בְּהוֹן וּדְלָא לְהִתְעַנּוֹת בְּהוֹן
      Yomēy dha-Ḥǎnukå təmånyå innun də-lå lə-mispad bəhon u-dhə-lå ləhithəʿannoth bəhon.
      The days of Chanukah are eight; one may not eulogize on them and one may not fast on them.

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Etymology

From Aramaic תְּמָנְיָא (təmānəyā).

Numeral

תמניא (tmanya)

  1. eight