ܩܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܘ ܡ (q w m)
12 terms

Etymology

Derived from the verb ܩܵܐܹܡ (qāˀēm, “to rise, stand, last”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [qɑw.mɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [qoːmɑː]

Noun

ܩܵܘܡܵܐ • (qāwmā) m sg (plural ܩܵܘܡܹ̈ܐ (qāwmē))

rising, rising up, standing
revolution, insurrection, opposition

Inflection

Inflection of **ܩܵܘܡܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	–	1^st person	ܩܵܘܡܝܼ (qāwmī)		ܩܵܘܡܲܢ (qāwman)
	construct	ܩܘܿܡ (qōm)	2^nd person	ܩܵܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (qāwmūḵ)	ܩܵܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (qāwmāḵ)	ܩܵܘܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāwmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܘܡܵܐ (qāwmā)	3^rd person	ܩܵܘܡܹܗ (qāwmēh)	ܩܵܘܡܵܗ̇ (qāwmāh)	ܩܵܘܡܗܘܿܢ (qāwmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1^st person	ܩܵܘܡܝܼ̈ (qāwmī)		ܩܵܘܡܲܢ̈ (qāwman)
	construct	ܩܵܘܡܲܝ̈ (qāwmay)	2^nd person	ܩܵܘܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qāwmūḵ)	ܩܵܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qāwmāḵ)	ܩܵܘܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāwmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܵܘܡܹ̈ܐ (qāwmē)	3^rd person	ܩܵܘܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qāwmūh)	ܩܵܘܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qāwmōh)	ܩܵܘܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qāwmhōn)

Derived terms

ܡܩܲܘܸܡ (mqawwim, “to occur, happen”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ ܘ ܡ related to rising.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [qawmɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [qawme] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܡܐ • (qawmā) m (plural ܩܘܡܐ (qawmē))

rising, rising up, standing, standing still
staying, remaining, rest
position, state
base, station
abode, dwelling
insurrection
troop, throng, crowd, group
opposition
constancy, stability, abiding, balance
category
(architecture) column, pillar
(nautical) fathom
(ecclesiastical, dialectal) station, watch, vesper (of the night)
(astronomy) phase (of the moon, stars, etc.)
resurrection
course, office, tenure
administration
(in the plural, in the absolute state) age

Inflection

Inflection of **ܩܘܡܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܡ	1^st person	ܩܘܡܝ		ܩܘܡܢ
	construct	ܩܘܡ	2^nd person	ܩܘܡܟ	ܩܘܡܟܝ	ܩܘܡܟܘܢ	ܩܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܡܐ	3^rd person	ܩܘܡܗ	ܩܘܡܗ	ܩܘܡܗܘܢ	ܩܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܡܝܢ	1^st person	ܩܘܡܝ		ܩܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܩܘܡܝ	2^nd person	ܩܘܡܝܟ	ܩܘܡܝܟܝ	ܩܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܩܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܡܐ	3^rd person	ܩܘܡܘܗܝ	ܩܘܡܝܗ	ܩܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܩܘܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”), or this form is directly borrowed from Egyptian into Aramaic and but the alternative forms reflect Greek oblique forms.

Alternative forms

ܩܡܘܙ (qammūz, qāmūz), ܩܡܘܣ (qammūs, qāmūs), ܩܡܘܨ (qammūṣ, qāmūṣ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [qomːɑ]

Noun

ܩܘܡܐ • (qommā) m(uncountable)

gum particularly of acacia

Inflection

Inflection of **ܩܘܡܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܡ	1^st person	ܩܘܡܝ		ܩܘܡܢ
	construct	ܩܘܡ	2^nd person	ܩܘܡܟ	ܩܘܡܟܝ	ܩܘܡܟܘܢ	ܩܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܡܐ	3^rd person	ܩܘܡܗ	ܩܘܡܗ	ܩܘܡܗܘܢ	ܩܘܡܗܝܢ

References

“qwm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 652–653
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 312b–313a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 495b
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 1333b–1334a

“qwm²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“qmws²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“qmwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 671
Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 673
Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 1332
Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 197–198
Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 389–390