ܩܘܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From the root ܩ-ܘ-ܡ (q-w-m) related to rising.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [qoːmɑː]
- (Tyari) IPA(key): [qawːmɑː]
Adverb
ܩܵܘܡܵܐ • (qāwmā)
- maybe, perhaps [+ ܕ- (d-)]
- ܐܸܢ ܗܵܠܵܐ ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ، ܩܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܐ ܐܵܣܝܵܐ.
- in hālā mrīʿā ìlēh qudmē, qāwmā d-ḥāzē āsyā.
- If he is still stick tomorrow, maybe he will see the doctor.
See also
- ܒܲܠܟܵܐ (balkā)
Noun
ܩܵܘܡܵܐ • (qāwmā) m sg (plural ܩܵܘܡܹ̈ܐ (qāwmē))
- revolution, uprising (political upheaval)
- rising, rising up, standing
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܵܘܡܵܐ (qāwmā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܵܘܡܝܼ (qāwmī) | ܩܵܘܡܲܢ (qāwman) | ||
| construct | ܩܵܘܡ (qāwm) | 2nd person | ܩܵܘܡܘܼܟ݂ (qāwmuḵ) | ܩܵܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ (qāwmāḵ) | ܩܵܘܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāwmāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܵܘܡܵܐ (qāwmā) | 3rd person | ܩܵܘܡܹܗ (qāwmēh) | ܩܵܘܡܘܿܗ̇ (qāwmoh) | ܩܵܘܡܗܘܿܢ (qāwmhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܵܘܡܝܼ̈ (qāwmī) | ܩܵܘܡܲܢ̈ (qāwman) | ||
| construct | ܩܵܘܡܲܝ̈ (qāwmay) | 2nd person | ܩܵܘܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qāwmuḵ) | ܩܵܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qāwmāḵ) | ܩܵܘܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāwmāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܵܘܡܹ̈ܐ (qāwmē) | 3rd person | ܩܵܘܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qāwmuh) | ܩܵܘܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qāwmoh) | ܩܵܘܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qāwmhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܩ-ܘ-ܡ (q-w-m) related to rising.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qawmɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qawme] (plural)
Noun
ܩܘܡܐ • (qawmā) m (plural ܩܘܡܐ (qawmē))
- rising, rising up, standing, standing still
- staying, remaining, rest
- position, state
- base, station
- abode, dwelling
- insurrection
- troop, throng, crowd, group
- opposition
- constancy, stability, abiding, balance
- category
- (architecture) column, pillar
- (nautical) fathom
- (ecclesiastical, dialectal) station, watch, vesper (of the night)
- (astronomy) phase (of the moon, stars, etc.)
- resurrection
- course, office, tenure
- administration
- (in the plural, in the absolute state) age
Inflection
inflection of ܩܘܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܘܡ | ܩܘܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܘܡ | ܩܘܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܘܡܐ | ܩܘܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܘܡܝ | ܩܘܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܘܡܟ | ܩܘܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܘܡܟܝ | ܩܘܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܘܡܗ | ܩܘܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܘܡܗ | ܩܘܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܘܡܢ | ܩܘܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܘܡܟܘܢ | ܩܘܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܘܡܟܝܢ | ܩܘܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܘܡܗܘܢ | ܩܘܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܘܡܗܝܢ | ܩܘܡܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”), or this form is directly borrowed from Egyptian into Aramaic and but the alternative forms reflect Greek oblique forms.
Alternative forms
- ܩܡܘܙ (qammūz, qāmūz), ܩܡܘܣ (qammūs, qāmūs), ܩܡܘܨ (qammūṣ, qāmūṣ)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qomːɑ]
Noun
ܩܘܡܐ • (qommā) m (uncountable)
- gum particularly of acacia
Inflection
declension of ܩܘܡܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܘܡ |
| construct | ܩܘܡ |
| emphatic | ܩܘܡܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܘܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܘܡܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܘܡܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܘܡܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܘܡܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܘܡܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܘܡܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܘܡܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܘܡܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܘܡܗܝܢ |
References
- “qwm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 652–653
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 312b-313a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 495b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 1333b-1334a
- “qwm2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “qmws2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “qmwz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 671
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 673
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 1332
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 197–198
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 389–390