Amharic · Numbers & Time

አስር

asir

Ten

Beginnernumeral

Definition

The number ten.

Example

አስር ደቂቃ ጠበቅሁ።

I waited ten minutes.

Etymology

'አስር' (asir) has origins in Ge'ez, where it signifies ten. The term has been integral to Ethiopian numerical systems historically.

How & Where It’s Used

'አስር' is utilized in both daily conversation and written texts, commonly recognized in all dialects and used across all contexts in Ethiopian society.

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