ܩܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܘ ܡ (q w m)
11 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))

1. rising, rising up, standing
2. revolution, insurrection, opposition

Inflection

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

Derived terms

• ܡܩܲܘܸܡ (mqawwim, “to occur, happen”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܘ-ܡ (q-w-m) related to rising.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. rising, rising up, standing, standing still
2. staying, remaining, rest
3. position, state
4. base, station
5. abode, dwelling
6. insurrection
7. troop, throng, crowd, group
8. opposition
9. constancy, stability, abiding, balance
10. category
11. (architecture) column, pillar
12. (nautical) fathom
13. (ecclesiastical, dialectal) station, watch, vesper (of the night)
14. (astronomy) phase (of the moon, stars, etc.)
15. resurrection
16. course, office, tenure
17. administration
18. (in the plural, in the absolute state) age

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܘܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܘܡ	ܩܘܡܝܢ
construct	ܩܘܡ	ܩܘܡܝ
emphatic	ܩܘܡܐ	ܩܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܘܡܝ	ܩܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܘܡܟ	ܩܘܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܘܡܟܝ	ܩܘܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܘܡܗ	ܩܘܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܘܡܗ	ܩܘܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܘܡܢ	ܩܘܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܘܡܟܘܢ	ܩܘܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܘܡܟܝܢ	ܩܘܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܘܡܗܘܢ	ܩܘܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܘܡܗܝܢ	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)

1. gum particularly of acacia

Inflection

    declension of ܩܘܡܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܩܘܡ
construct	ܩܘܡ
emphatic	ܩܘܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܘܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܘܡܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܘܡܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܘܡܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܘܡܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܘܡܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܘܡܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܘܡܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܘܡܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	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