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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic כְּמָּא (kmā); cognate to Arabic كَم (kam) and Hebrew כַּמָּה (káma)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ܟܡܵܐ • (kmā)
- (interrogative) how much, how many
ܟܡܵܐ' ܐܲܚ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܚܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟- kmā' aḥwāṯā w-ḥāṯwāṯā īṯ lōḵ?
- How many brothers and sisters do you have?
ܟܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܬ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ؟- kmā kē āḵlēt b-yāwmā?
- How much do you eat in a day?
- (countable referents) several, a few, some; (uncountable referents) some
- ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܟܡܵܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ. ― hālēn kmā šinnē. ― These few years.
ܡ̣ܢ ܟܡܵܐ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܚܸܙܝܹ̈ܐ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ.- min kmā ˁiddānā lā ìwaḥ ḥizyē iḥḏāḏē.
- long time no see
- (literally, “From some time we haven’t seen each other.”)
Adverb
ܟܡܵܐ • (kmā)
- (before adjectives) how, so
- ܟܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― kmā rabbā ìlēh ― How big is he!
- ܟܡܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ! ― kmā ṭāḇā! ― How good!
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Etymology 2
Variant of ܦܘܼܡܵܐ (pūmā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܸܡܵܐ • (kimmā) m (plural ܟܸܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (kimmāmē))
- mouth
- opening
Turoyo
Etymology 1
From Aramaic אוכמא (ʾukkāmā).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܟܳܡܳܐ • (komo)
- black
- Antonym: ܚܶܘܳܪܳܐ (ḥeworo)
Etymology 2
From Aramaic כמא (kmā)
Pronunciation
Adverb
ܟܡܳܐ • (kmo)
- how much, how many
- Synonym: ܡܷܩܩܰܐ (mëqqa)
- ܟܡܳܐ ܚܰܒܘܫܶܐ ܟܷܬ ܠܘܟ݂؟ ― kmo ḥabuše kët lux? ― how many apples do you have?
- ܟܡܳܐ ܐܰܚܘܢܳܢܶܐ ܗܰܬܘ؟ ― kmo aḥunone hatu? ― how many brothers are you?