שיתא

Aramaic

Aramaic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : שיתא (šittā)
    Ordinal : שתיתי (šətitai)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šidṯatum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃit.ˈtɑ/
  • IPA(key): /ʃi.ˈtɔ/

Numeral

שִׁיתָּא • (šittā) m (f שִׁיתְּ)

  1. six (6)
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Berachot, 20a:
      בִּשְׁנֵי דְרַב יְהוּדָה כּוּלֵּי תַּנּוֹיֵי בִּנְזִיקִין הֲוָה, וַאֲנַן קָא מַתְנִינַן שִׁיתָּא סִדְרֵי!
      Bi-šnēi dhə-rav Yəhudhå kullēi tanoyēi bi-nəziqin hăwå, wa-ănan qå mathninan šitta sidhrēi!
      In the years of Rav Yehuda all of their learning was in the tractate Nezikin, and as for us, we finish all six tractates!
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