ܩܕܡܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa)
    Ordinal: ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (qamāyā)
    Multiplier: ܚܕܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥdānāyā)
    Fractional: ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (šalmā)
Root
ܩ ܕ ܡ (q d m)
5 terms

Etymology

ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܐ (qamā, front, fore) + -ܝܐ (-yā, the attributive adjective ending). Compare Classical Syriac ܩܲܕ݂ܡܵܝܵܐ (qaḏmāyā) and Turoyo ܩܰܡܳܝܐ (qamoyo).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qa.mɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (qamāyā) (feminine ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ (qamāytā), plural ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܹܐ (qamāyē))

  1. first (1st)
    ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ ܕܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ؟
    dāḵī ìwā yāwmā qamāyā d-madraštā?
    How was the first day of school?
    ܚܸܡܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܗܵܐ ܩܵܘܡܵܐ ܡܲܪܕܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܛܠܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ
    ḥimtā d-āhā qāwmā mardutānāyā ṭlīqā ìwā b-zaḇnā d-qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā qamāyā
    The passion of this cultural uprising was lost during the period of the First World War.
  2. primary, primitive
    ܫܵܘܕܸܥ ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ ܒܒܸܨܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂.
    šāwdiʿ l-ḥa mabuʿā qamāyā b-biṣyānuḵ.
    Refer to a primary source in your research.

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