ܟܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כְּמָּא (kmā); cognate to Arabic كَم (kam) and Hebrew כַּמָּה (káma)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kə.mɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kəmaː], [ʔukma]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃə.maː]

Pronoun

ܟܡܵܐ • (kmā)

1. (interrogative) how much, how many

   ܟܡܵܐ' ܐܲܚ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܚܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ― kmā' aḥwāṯā w-ḥāṯwāṯā īṯ lūḵ? ― How many brothers and sisters do you have?

   ܟܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܬ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ؟ ― kmā kē āḵlēt b-yāwmā? ― How much do you eat in a day?

2. (countable referents) several, a few, some; (uncountable referents) some

   ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܟܡܵܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ. ― hālēn kmā šinnē. ― These few years.

   ܡ̣ܢ ܟܡܵܐ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܚܸܙܝܹ̈ܐ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ. ― min kmā ˁiddānā lā ìwaḥ ḥizyē iḥḏāḏē. ― long time no see (literally, “From some time we haven’t seen each other.”)

Adverb

ܟܡܵܐ • (kmā)

1. (before adjectives) how, so

   ܟܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― kmā rabbā ìlēh ― How big is he!

   ܟܡܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ! ― kmā ṭāḇā! ― How good!

Derived terms

• ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ (ḥakmā, “some”)
• ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܠܲܟ݂ܡܵܐ (ḥḏā laḵmā, “from time to time”)
• ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (amount, quantity)

See also

• ܡܵܩܵܐ (māqā)

Etymology 2

Variant of ܦܘܼܡܵܐ (pummā).

Pronunciation

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kɪmma]

Noun

ܟܸܡܵܐ • (kimmā) m (plural ܟܸܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (kimmāmē))

1. mouth
2. opening

Turoyo

Etymology 1

From Aramaic אוכמא (ʾukkāmā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komo/

Adjective

ܟܳܡܳܐ • (komo)

1. black

   Antonym: ܚܶܘܳܪܳܐ (ḥeworo)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic כמא (kmā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kmo/

Adverb

ܟܡܳܐ • (kmo)

1. how much, how many

   Synonym: ܡܷܩܩܰܐ (mëqqa)

   ܟܡܳܐ ܚܰܒܘܫܶܐ ܟܷܬ ܠܘܟ݂؟ ― kmo ḥabuše kët lux? ― how many apples do you have?

   ܟܡܳܐ ܐܰܚܘܢܳܢܶܐ ܗܰܬܘ؟ ― kmo aḥunone hatu? ― how many brothers are you?