Aramaic

Numeral

תשע • ‎(transliteration needed) f

1. nine (9)

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic تسعة ‎(tísʕa).

Pronunciation

• (תֵּשַׁע, téisha) (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ʃa/
• (תְּשַׁע־, t'shá-) (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /tʃa/

Numeral

תֵּשַׁע • ‎(téisha) f

1. nine (9)
2. (תְּשַׁע־, t'shá-) Construct form of תֵּשַׁע, used in compound numerals.

   תְּשַׁע־עֶשְׂרֵה — t'shá-esré — nineteen

   תשע מאות — t'shá-me'ót — nine hundred

Usage notes

• This is the feminine form, used in counting. The masculine form is תִּשְׁעָה ‎(tish'á).

Coordinate terms

• Previous: שְׁמוֹנֶה ‎(sh'móne, “eight (8)”)
• Next: עֶשֶׂר ‎(éser, “ten (10)”)