ܣܝܩܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܩ ܡ (s q m)
2 terms

Root
ܩ ܘ ܡ (q w m)
12 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܝܩܘܡܐ (sēqōmā, “measure, amount, reckoning”) with the meaning changed, from Ancient Greek σήκωμα (sḗkōma); also borrowed into Arabic سَقُوم (saqūm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [se̝ˈqoːmɑː]

Noun

ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܐ • (sēqōmā) m sg (plural ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (sēqōmē))

1. calendar date (that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc.)

   ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܐ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ؟ ― mā ìlēh sēqōmā idyōm? ― What is the date today?

   ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡ ܡܵܘܠܵܕܘܼܟ݂؟

   mā ìlēh sēqōm māwlādūḵ?

   What is your date of birth?

2. (obsolete) reckoning, calculation, process of computation

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܝܼ (sēqōmī)		ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܲܢ (sēqōman)
	construct	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡ (sēqōm)		2nd person	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܘܼܟ݂ (sēqōmūḵ)	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ (sēqōmāḵ)	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sēqōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܐ (sēqōmā)		3rd person	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܹܗ (sēqōmēh)	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܗ̇ (sēqōmāh)	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (sēqōmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܝܼ̈ (sēqōmī)		ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܲܢ̈ (sēqōman)
	construct	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܲܝ̈ (sēqōmay)		2nd person	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sēqōmūḵ)	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sēqōmāḵ)	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sēqōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (sēqōmē)		3rd person	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sēqōmūh)	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sēqōmōh)	ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sēqōmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܩܸܡ (saqqim, “to date”)
• ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡ ܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ (sēqōm māwlādā, “date of birth”)
• ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡ ܡܛܵܝܬܵܐ (sēqōm mṭāytā, “date of arrival”)

Related terms

• ܣܘܼܩܵܡܵܐ (suqqāmā)

See also

• ܬܘܼܚܵܡܵܐ (tuḥḥāmā, “measure, amount, total”), ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ (ḥušbānā, “reckoning, calculation”)
• ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”), ܫܵܥܬܵܐ (šāˁtā, “hour”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σήκωμα (sḗkōma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̝ˈqo.mɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [se̝ˈqo.me] (plural)

Noun

ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܐ • (sēqōmā) m (plural ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܹܐ (sēqōmē))

1. measure, thing whereby one metes
2. measured thing
3. amount, computation, what has been computed
4. reckoning, calculation, process of computation
5. period, era
6. agreement, contract, convention
7. colophon

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܝܩܘܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܝܩܘܡ		1st person	ܣܝܩܘܡܝ		ܣܝܩܘܡܢ
	construct	ܣܝܩܘܡ		2nd person	ܣܝܩܘܡܟ	ܣܝܩܘܡܟܝ	ܣܝܩܘܡܟܘܢ	ܣܝܩܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܝܩܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܣܝܩܘܡܗ	ܣܝܩܘܡܗ	ܣܝܩܘܡܗܘܢ	ܣܝܩܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܝܩܘܡܝܢ		1st person	ܣܝܩܘܡܝ		ܣܝܩܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܣܝܩܘܡܝ		2nd person	ܣܝܩܘܡܝܟ	ܣܝܩܘܡܝܟܝ	ܣܝܩܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܣܝܩܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܝܩܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܣܝܩܘܡܘܗܝ	ܣܝܩܘܡܝܗ	ܣܝܩܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܣܝܩܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: سَقُوم (saqūm)

References

• “syqwm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-06-22
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 235b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 376a
• 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 1006b-1007a