ܟܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic כְּמָּא‎ (kmā); cognate to Arabic كَم‎ (kam) and Hebrew כַּמָּה‎ (káma)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [kə.mɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kəmaː], [ʔukma]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃə.maː]

Pronoun

ܟܡܵܐ • (kmā)

  1. (interrogative) how much, how many

Adverb

ܟܡܵܐ • (kmā)

  1. (before adjectives) how, so
    ‏ܟܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ‎ ― kmā rabbā ìlēh ― How big he is!
Derived terms

See also
  • ܡܵܩܵܐ‎ (māqā)

Etymology 2

Variant of ܦܘܼܡܵܐ‎ (pummā).

Pronunciation
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kɪmma]

Noun

ܟܸܡܵܐ • (kimmā) m (plural ܟܸܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (kimmāmē))

  1. mouth
  2. opening

Turoyo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /komo/

Etymology 1

From Aramaic אוכמא‎ (ʾukkāmā).

Adjective

ܟܳܡܳܐ • (komo)

  1. black
Antonyms

Etymology 2

From Aramaic כמא‎ (kmā)

Adverb

ܟܡܳܐ • (kmo)

  1. how much, how many
    Synonym: ܡܷܩܩܰܐ‎ (mëqqa)
    ‏ܟܡܳܐ ܚܰܒܽܘܫܶܐ ܟܷܬ ܠܘܟ݂؟‎‎ ― kmo ḥabuše kët lux? ― how many apples do you have?
    ‏ܟܡܳܐ ܐܰܚܘܢܳܢܶܐ ܗܰܬܘ؟‎‎ ― kmo aḥunone hatu? ― how many brothers are you?
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