ܩܕܡܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qammɑːjɑː]
  • (Bohtan) IPA(key): [qəmoːya], [qəmoːwa]

Adjective

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ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (qammāyā) (feminine ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ (qammāytā), plural ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܹܐ (qammāyē))

  1. first (1st)
    ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ ܕܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ؟
    dāḵī ìwā yāwmā qammāyā d-maḏraštā?
    How was the first day of school?
    ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܵܗܵܐ ܩܵܘܡܵܐ ܡܲܪܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܛܠܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ
    ḥimṯā d-āhā qāwmā mardūṯānāyā ṭlīqā ìwā b-zaḇnā d-qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā qammāyā
    The passion of this cultural uprising was lost during the period of the First World War.
  2. primary, primitive
    ܫܵܘܕܸܥ ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ ܒܒܸܨܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂.
    šāwdiˁ l-ḥa mabūˁā qammāyā b-biṣyānūḵ.
    Refer to a primary source in your research.

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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