"תלתא" meaning in Aramaic

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Numeral

IPA: /təˈlɑ.θɑ/, /təˈlɔ.sɔ/ (note: Ashkenazi) Forms: תְּלָתָא [canonical, masculine], təlāṯā [romanization], תְּלַת [feminine]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum. Etymology templates: {{inh|arc|sem-pro|*ṯalāṯ-|*ṯalāṯatum}} Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum Head templates: {{head|arc|numeral|feminine|תְּלַת|f1tr=təlaṯ|g=m|head=תְּלָתָא|tr=təlāṯā}} תְּלָתָא • (təlāṯā) m (feminine תְּלַת (təlaṯ))
  1. three (3)
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      "lang_code": "syc",
      "roman": "tlāṯā",
      "word": "ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ"
    },
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      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "lang_code": "aii",
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      "word": "ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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              71,
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              95,
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          ],
          "english": "A member of the rabbi's house who buys a piece of meat – let him buy a neck, because in it are three kinds of meat.",
          "ref": "a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Shabbat, 140b:",
          "roman": "Bar bēi rab̲ dəzåb̲ēn umśå – lizbēn unqå, də-it̲ bēh təlåt̲å minēi b̲iśra",
          "text": "בַּר בֵּי רַב דְּזָבֵין אוּמְצָא — לִיזְבֵּין אוּנְקָא, דְּאִית בֵּיהּ תְּלָתָא מִינֵי בִישְׂרָא.",
          "translation": "A member of the rabbi's house who buys a piece of meat – let him buy a neck, because in it are three kinds of meat.",
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        }
      ],
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        "three (3)"
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      "ipa": "/təˈlɑ.θɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/təˈlɔ.sɔ/",
      "note": "Ashkenazi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "תלתא"
}
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      "word": "ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ"
    },
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      "word": "ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "form": "תְּלָתָא",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "g": "m",
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          "ref": "a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Shabbat, 140b:",
          "roman": "Bar bēi rab̲ dəzåb̲ēn umśå – lizbēn unqå, də-it̲ bēh təlåt̲å minēi b̲iśra",
          "text": "בַּר בֵּי רַב דְּזָבֵין אוּמְצָא — לִיזְבֵּין אוּנְקָא, דְּאִית בֵּיהּ תְּלָתָא מִינֵי בִישְׂרָא.",
          "translation": "A member of the rabbi's house who buys a piece of meat – let him buy a neck, because in it are three kinds of meat.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "three (3)"
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    {
      "ipa": "/təˈlɑ.θɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/təˈlɔ.sɔ/",
      "note": "Ashkenazi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "תלתא"
}

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