# \*ʕiŝr-ū: 'twenty'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕiŝr-ū, 'twenty': reflexes in 19 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕiŝr-ū |
| Meaning | 'twenty' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ešrā (CAD E 367; AHw. 257 apud SEDonline 1866) | CAD E 367; AHw. 257; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ì-sa-lu /ˁišrū/ (VE 750, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 684 apud SEDonline 1866) | VE 750, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 684; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ˁšrm (DULAT 186) | DULAT 186 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ˁšrm (DNWSI 894) | DNWSI 894 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʿsrm (T 254) | T 254 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ˁäŝrīm (HALOT 895 apud SEDonline 1866) | HALOT 895; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Off. ˁšrn, Nab. ˁšryn (DNWSI 894); CPA ˁsryn (DCPA 150 apud SEDonline 1866) | DNWSI 894; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ˁäŝrīn (HALOT 1954 apud SEDonline 1866) | HALOT 1954; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JBA ˁaŝrīn (DJBA 884 apud SEDonline 1866) | DJBA 884; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ˁesrīn (LSyr. 537 apud SEDonline 1866) | LSyr. 537; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | srin, var. asrin, ˁsrin (MD 337) | MD 337 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ˁišrūna (BK 2 261; Lane 2052 apud SEDonline 1866) | BK 2 261; Lane 2052; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ˁəŝrā (CDG 73 apud SEDonline 1866) | CDG 73; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ˁəsra (WTS 464 apud SEDonline 1866) | WTS 464; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ˁəsra, var. ˁisra (TED 1859 apud SEDonline 1866) | TED 1859; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ˀāšráyn (ML 33 apud SEDonline 1866) | ML 33; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ˁɛ́ŝərī (JL 17 apud SEDonline 1866) | JL 17; SEDonline 1866 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ˁáŝeri (LS 331; SLOnline 3330) | LS 331; SLOnline 3330 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿśrn; Dadanitic ʿśrn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 55) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 55 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*ˁiŝr-ū 'twenty' (Hetzron 1977b: 193; Kogan 2015: 143ff.; Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 684 apud SEDonline 1866). Cf. 1075 \*ʕāŝir- 'ten'.

## Linked from

- [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>)

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