ܨܝܦܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ܨܝܼܦܵܪ (ṣīpār)     Ordinal: ܨܝܼܦܪܵܝܵܐ (ṣīprāyā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing, cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “void, nothingness”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /sˤiːpɑrː/

Numeral

ܨܝܼܦܵܪ • (ṣīpār) m

1. zero (0)

   Synonym: ܣܦܝܼܩܵܐ (spīqā)

Classical Syriac

Classical Syriac cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ܨܝܦܪ (ṣīpār)     Ordinal : ܨܝܼܦܪܵܝܵܐ (ṣīprāyā)

Etymology

Calque of Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing, cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “void, nothingness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤiːpɑr/

Numeral

ܨܝܼܦܵܪ • (ṣīpār) m

1. zero (o)
2. cipher