Contionary:chel

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Phrygian

Etymology

Phrygian numbers
20
← 1 ʙʹ 3 →
Cardinal: xɛʌ
Ordinal: xɑ́ʌɑı
Adverbial: xɛʌ -

From Classical Phrygian xɛʌ (kʰel), from Proto-Semitic *kilʾ-. Cognate with Amharic ሁለት (hulätt), Ge'ez ክልኤቱ (kəlʾetu), Arabic كِلَا (kilā), among others.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Phrygian) IPA: /xɛl/
    • (Smyrna Phrygian) IPA: [xəl]
    • (Attalia Phrygian) IPA: [xɛl]
    • (Prusa Phrygian) IPA: [χəl]
  • (Classical Phrygian) IPA: /kʰel/

Numeral

Root
x-ʌ-◌̔ (ch-l-h)

xɛʌ (chel) (feminine xɛ́ʌɛ)

  1. two

Inflection

Declension of xɛʌ (chel)
Masculine Feminine
Nominative xɛʌ
chel
xɛ́ʌɛ
chéle
Oblique
Vocative
xɛ́ʌɛ
chéle
xɛ́ʌɛɑı
chélai