ܚܕܟܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa, “one”) + ܟܡܵܐ (kmā, “how much”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xak.mɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xat͡ʃ.maː]

Pronoun

ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ • (ḥakmā)

1. few, some (an indeterminate small number)

   ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܦܸܢܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܩܲܗܘܵܐ ― ḥakmā pingānē dqahwā ― a few cups of coffee

   ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― min bār ḥakmā yāwmānē ― a few days later

Derived terms

• ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ (ḥakmā nāšē, “some people”)
• ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (ḥakmā gāhē, “sometimes”)