תריסר
Aramaic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Contraction of תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר (tərē ʿăsar).
Numeral
תריסר • (tərēsar) (feminine תַּרְתֵּיסְרֵי (tartēsrē))
See also
References
- “try ˁsr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903), “תְּרֵיסַר”, in A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
Hebrew
Etymology
From Aramaic תְּרֵיסַר (tərēsar).
Noun
תְּרֵיסָר • (tresár) m (plural indefinite תְּרֵיסָרִים, singular construct תְּרֵיסַר־, plural construct תְּרֵיסְרֵי־)
- dozen
- (religion) the twelve minor prophets, or their books as a unit