𐀏𐀔

Uncertain. Perhaps:

1. Ultimately reflecting a later obsolete noun of which χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) is the locative.^[1]
2. From the same root as κάμνω (kámnō, “to do labour”).^[2]

Traditionally linked to Cretan καμάν (kamán, “field”), which may either disprove the first hypothesis or have κ as a local variant for χ.

𐀏𐀔 (ka-ma) n (nominative/accusative singular)

1. A kind of agricultural holding.
   • PY An 724.11:^[3]

     𐀃𐀟[𐀫𐀲]𐄀𐀁𐀒𐀯𐀤𐄀𐀁𐀤𐀲𐄀𐀏𐀔 [

     o-pe[-ro-ta], e-ko-si-qe, e-qe-ta, ka-ma [

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • PY Ea 28:^[4]

     𐀴𐀪𐀅𐀫 / 𐀨𐁇𐄀𐀁𐀐𐄀𐀏𐀔

     ti-ri-da-ro / ra-pte, e-ke, ka-ma

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • PY Eb 159.B:^[5]

     𐀏𐀔𐄀𐀯[𐀪]𐀍𐀍 𐀨𐀐𐄀[

     ka-ma, si[-ri]-jo-jo ra-ke, [

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • PY Eb 173.1:^[6]

     𐀞𐀨]𐀒𐄀𐀁𐀐𐀤𐄀𐀏𐀔𐄀𐀒𐀵𐀜𐀒[𐄀𐀁𐀃

     pa-ra]-ko, e-ke-qe, ka-ma, ko-to-no-ko[, e-o

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • PY Ep 613 .6:^[7]

     𐁁𐀺]𐀩𐀄𐄀𐀀𐀯𐀵𐀡𐀦𐄀𐀏𐀔𐄀𐀁𐀐𐀤𐄀𐀺𐀽𐀤𐄀𐀵𐀰 𐀟𐀗 𐂎 𐄇 𐄼 𐄇[𐄇

     a3-wo]-re-u, a-si-to-po-qo, ka-ma, e-ke-qe, wo-ze-qe, to-so pe-mo GRA 1 T [2

     so-and-so holds a lease as a ka-ma-holder, and in return for this he serves; so much seed: 180 l. wheat

   • PY Ep 613 .9.10.11:^[7]

     𐀁𐀄]𐀬𐀺𐀲𐄀𐀳𐀃𐀍𐄀[𐀈𐀁]𐀫𐄀𐀁𐀐[𐀤𐄀𐀏]𐀔𐄀𐀃𐀙𐀵𐄀[𐀺]𐀽𐀤𐄀𐀵𐀰𐄀𐀟[𐀗] 𐂎 𐄇 𐄼 𐄉

     e-u]-ru-wo-ta, te-o-jo, [do-e]-ro, e-ke[-qe, ka]-ma, o-na-to, -ze-qe, to-so, pe[-mo] GRA 1 T 3

     Euruwortās, the servant of the god, both holds the lease of a ka-ma and renders the services; so much seed: 156 l. wheat

     𐀟𐀩]𐀦𐀲𐄀𐀞𐀆𐀸𐀄[𐄀𐀁]𐀐𐀤𐄀𐀏𐀔𐄀𐀃𐀙𐀵𐄀𐀯𐀪𐀍𐄀𐀨𐀐𐄀𐀵𐀰 𐀟𐀗 𐂎 𐄇

     pe-re]-qo-ta, pa-de-we-u[, e]-ke-qe, ka-ma, o-na-to, si-ri-jo, ra-ke, to-so pe-mo GRA 1

     Pēlekʷhontās, the pa-de-we-u, and he holds the lease of a ka-ma; he has obtained the portion of Sirios; so much seed: 120 l. wheat

     𐀞]𐀨𐀒𐄀[𐀁𐀐𐀤𐄀]𐀏𐀔𐄀𐀒𐀵𐀜𐀃𐀒𐄀𐀁𐀃 𐀵𐀰𐄀𐀟𐀗 𐂎 𐄇

     pa]-ra-ko, [e-ke-qe,] ka-ma, ko-to-no-o-ko, e-o to-so, pe-mo GRA 1

     Phalaikos has the lease of a ka-ma, being himself a plot-owner; so much seed: 120 l. wheat

   • PY Un 718.11–11a:^[8]

     𐂖 𐄽 𐄈 𐀃𐀅𐁀𐄀𐀺𐀫𐀑𐀍𐀚𐀍𐄀𐀏/𐀔

     VIN S 2 o-da-a2, wo-ro-ki-jo-ne-jo, ka/-ma

     24 l. wine. and similarly the ka-ma of the cult association

• Aura Jorro (1985), pages 309f.: “ka-ma”
• Chadwick & Baumbach (1963), page 256: “χαμαί”; Bennett (1955), page 242b: “ka-ma”; Palmer (1963), page 424a: “ka-ma”; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), page 550a: “ka-ma”
• Beekes (2010), page 629: “καμάν”

When considered a given name, compared to Χάρμας (Khármas).

𐀏𐀔 (ka-ma)

1. Likely a toponym,^[1] or an anthroponym of a weaver.^[2]
   • KN L 520.2:^[3]

     𐀏𐀔 𐂝 𐄐𐄈 𐂬 𐄈

     ka-ma LANA 12 *164 2

     ka-ma: 36 kg. of wool, two cloths

• 𐀏𐀗 (ka-mo)