ܟܡܝܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ܟܡܵܐ (kmā, “how much, how many”) + -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); compare Hebrew כַּמּוּת (kamút) and Arabic كَمِّيَّة (kammiyya).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (kmāyūṯā) f (plural ܟܡܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (kmāywāṯē))
- amount, quantity
- ܕܵܟ݂ܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.
- dāḵyūṯā ˁal kmāyūṯā yatīr ānanqāytā ìlāh.
- Quality over quantity matters more.
- ܕܪܝܼ ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܠܓܵܘ ܠܲܩܢܵܐ.
- drī kmāyūṯā zˁōrtā d-mayyā l-gāw laqnā.
- Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
Inflection
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| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
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| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (kmāyūṯī) | ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (kmāyūṯan) | |||
| construct | ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ (kmāyūṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kmāyūṯūḵ) | ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kmāyūṯāḵ) | ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kmāyūṯāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kmāyūṯā) | 3rd person | ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (kmāyūṯēh) | ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kmāyūṯāh) | ܟܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kmāyuṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܡܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kmāywāṯī) | ܟܡܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kmāywāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܟܡܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (kmāywāṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܡܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kmāywāṯūḵ) | ܟܡܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kmāywāṯāḵ) | ܟܡܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kmāywāṯāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܡܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kmāywāṯā) | 3rd person | ܟܡܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (kmāywāṯēh) | ܟܡܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kmāywāṯāh) | ܟܡܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kmāywāṯhōn) | |||