עשר

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ע־שׂ־ר (ʿ-s-r)

Pronunciation 1

(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕɔːˈsɔːr/,
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕɔːˈsɔːr/,
(Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɒˈsɒr/
(Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕaˈsar/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕaˈsar/ (East), /ŋaˈsar/ (West)
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɔˈsɔʁ̞/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈsaʁ̞/

Numeral

עָשָׂר • ('asár) m (feminine עֶשְׂרֵה)

-teen

Usage notes

In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the form עֶשְׂרֵה ('esré) is often used regardless of gender.

Pronunciation 2

(Samaritan Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕɒ.ʃɒr/,
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʕɛ.sɛr/,
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʕa.sar/,
(Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)e.ser/
(Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʕe.ser/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʕe.ser/ (East), /ˈŋe.ser/ (West)
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)ɛ.sɛʁ̞/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)e.seʁ̞/

Numeral

עֶשֶׂר • ('éser) f (Biblical Hebrew pausal form עָשֶׂר ('áser), absolute עֲשָׂרָה ('asará))

feminine of עֲשָׂרָה ('asará, “ten”)

Etymology 2

Root
ע־שׁ־ר (ʿ-sh-r)

Noun

עֹשֶׁר • (ósher) m (plural indefinite עֳשָׁרִים, singular construct עָשְׁרֵי־)

defective spelling of עושר.

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