تْمَانِيِة
tmēne,
Noun
Meaning
eight
Usage
Lebanese form of the number eight, pronounced 'tmene' with the initial cluster. MSA ثَمَانِيَة loses the ث→ت shift that is standard in Lebanese. Used for telling time (e.g., السَّاعَة تْمَانِيَة) and counting.
Morphology
Gendermasculine
Examples
بِوْصَل السَّاعَة تْمَانِيَة وْ رُبُع.
I arrive at a quarter past eight.
بِتْعَشَّو السَّاعَة تْمَانِيَة الْمَسَا.
They eat dinner at eight in the evening.
بِتِتْعَشَّا مَع عَيْلِتَا السَّاعَة تْمَانِيَة.
She eats dinner with her family at eight.
