ܐܟܘܡܐ

ܐܟܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟܘܼܡܵܐ‎ (kumā)
• ܟܘܿܡܵܐ‎ (komā)
• ܐܘܼܟܵܡܵܐ‎ (ukāmā)

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܟ ܡ‎ (ʾ k m)
2 terms

From Aramaic אוּכָּמָא‎ (ukkama); compare Hebrew אָכֹם‎ (ʾāḵōm).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kuːmɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃuːmɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [kuːmɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [koːmaː]

Adjective

ܐ݇ܟܘܼܡܵܐ • (kumā) (feminine ܐ݇ܟܘܼܡܬܵܐ‎ (kumtā), plural ܐ݇ܟܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ (kumē))

1. black
2. dark, sunburnt

Noun

ܐ݇ܟܘܼܡܵܐ • (kumā) m (plural ܐ݇ܟ̈ܘܼܡܹܐ (kumē), feminine ܐ݇ܟܘܼܡܬܵܐ‎ (kumtā))

1. black (color)
2. black (person)
3. (anatomy) pupil
4. (in the plural) black garments worn by Abbasids, judges, or those in mourning

Antonyms

• ܚܘܵܪܵܐ‎ (ḥwārā, “white”)

Derived terms

• ܐ݇ܟܘܼܡܵܝܵܐ‎ (kumāyā)

See also

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ‎ (ṣiḇʿē) (layout · text)

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ‎ (ḥwārā)	ܩܲܛܡܵܐ‎ (qaṭmā)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (komā)
ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ‎ (smoqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ‎ (qirmīzā)	ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ‎ (purtqālā); ܫܚܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (šḥīmā)	ܙܵܪܓܵܐ‎ (zārgā), ܫܲܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (šaʿoṯā)
ܠܲܝܡܵܐ‎ (laymā)	ܝܲܪܘܼܩܵܐ‎ (yaruqā)	ܩܝܼܢܵܐ‎ (qīnā)
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (kyānā)	ܙܲܪܩܵܐ‎ (zarqā)	ܡܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (mīlā)
ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ‎ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ‎ (mayqā)	ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ‎ (fušīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ‎ (argwānā)	ܘܲܪܕܵܐ‎ (wardā)