أكم
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From أَ (ʾa, interrogative particle) + كَمْ (kam).
Determiner
أكم • (ʔakam, ʔakamm)
- Alternative form of كم (kam, “how many?, several”)
Usage notes
- أكم (ʔakam) is usually followed by the preposition من (“min”). The following noun is singular in any case.
- أكم من مرة
- ʔakam min marra
- several times
- أكم من بيضة بدك؟
- ʔakam min bēḍa biddak?
- How many eggs do you want?