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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
- ܬܲܪ̈ܬܹܝܢ (tartēn), ܬܲܪܬܹܝ (tartēy)
Etymology
From Aramaic תַרְתֵּין (ṯartēin), from Proto-Semitic *ṯinat-; compare Arabic اِثْنَتَانِ (iṯnatāni) and Hebrew שְׁתַּיִם (shtáyim).
Pronunciation
Numeral
ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ • (tartēn) f (masculine ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn))
- feminine of ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn, “two”)
- ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ― šāˁaṯ tartēn ― two o’clock
- ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܬܪܹܝܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ― tartēn niššē w-trēn gaḇrē ― two women and two men
Usage notes
- In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn) is often used regardless of gender.
- As a numeral, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when enumerating a noun after it.