ܐܩܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪqmɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܩܡܵܐ • (iqmā) m sg (plural ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē))

1. season

   Synonym: ܫܘܼܚܠܵܦܵܐ (šuḥlāpā)

2. acme, highest point
3. culmination, age

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܩܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܩܡܝܼ (iqmī)		ܐܸܩܡܲܢ (iqman)
	construct	ܐܸܩܲܡ (iqqam)		2nd person	ܐܸܩܡܘܼܟ݂ (iqmūḵ)	ܐܸܩܡܵܟ݂ܝ (iqmāḵ)	ܐܸܩܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iqmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā)		3rd person	ܐܸܩܡܹܗ (iqmēh)	ܐܸܩܡܵܗ̇ (iqmāh)	ܐܸܩܡܗܘܿܢ (iqmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܩܡܝܼ̈ (iqmī)		ܐܸܩܡܲܢ̈ (iqman)
	construct	ܐܸܩܡܲܝ̈ (iqmay)		2nd person	ܐܸܩܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (iqmūḵ)	ܐܸܩܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (iqmāḵ)	ܐܸܩܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iqmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē)		3rd person	ܐܸܩܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (iqmūh)	ܐܸܩܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (iqmōh)	ܐܸܩܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (iqmhōn)

Hyponyms

• seasons: ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē): ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā)/ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē) · ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā) · ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tišryawwāṯā) · ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (siṯwā) ^[edit]

Coordinate terms

• ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ (surgādā, “calendar”), ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā, “week”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā, “month”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܩܡܵܝܵܐ (iqmāyā, “seasonal”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaqmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaqme(ʔ)] (singular and plural)

Noun

ܐܩܡܐ • (ʾaqmā) m (plural ܐܩܡܐ)

1. acme, highest point
2. culmination
3. age

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܩܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܩܡ		1st person	ܐܩܡܝ		ܐܩܡܢ
	construct	ܐܩܡ		2nd person	ܐܩܡܟ	ܐܩܡܟܝ	ܐܩܡܟܘܢ	ܐܩܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܩܡܐ		3rd person	ܐܩܡܗ	ܐܩܡܗ	ܐܩܡܗܘܢ	ܐܩܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܩܡܝܢ		1st person	ܐܩܡܝ		ܐܩܡܝܢ
	construct	ܐܩܡܝ		2nd person	ܐܩܡܝܟ	ܐܩܡܝܟܝ	ܐܩܡܝܟܘܢ	ܐܩܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܩܡܐ		3rd person	ܐܩܡܘܗܝ	ܐܩܡܝܗ	ܐܩܡܝܗܘܢ	ܐܩܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀqmˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-23
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 18b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 27a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 92b-93a