ܩܕܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܕ ܡ (q d m)
12 terms

From the above root of the noun pattern 1a23ṯā; compare Arabic قِدْمَة (qidma).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qamməθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [qammətɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (qamṯāf (plural ܩܲܕ݇ܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qammāṯā))

  1. front, fore, extremity
  2. former period, former time(s), previous time(s)
  3. (nautical) bow
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܐ (qammā) 1st person ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܝܼ (qamṯī) ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܲܢ (qamṯan)
construct ܩܲܕ݇ܡܲܬ݂ (qammaṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qamṯōḵ) ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qamṯāḵ) ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qamṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܵܐ (qamṯā) 3rd person ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܹܗ (qamṯēh) ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qamṯāh) ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qamṯhōn)
plural absolute ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܢ̈ (qammān) 1st person ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qammāṯī) ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qammāṯan)
construct ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܬ݂̈ (qammāṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qammāṯōḵ) ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qammāṯāḵ) ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qammāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܕ݇ܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qammāṯā) 3rd person ܩܲܕ݇ܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qammāṯēh) ܩܲܕ݇ܡ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qammāṯāh) ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qammāṯhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܵܐ (bqamṯā, back then, in the olden times)

Etymology 2

Root
ܩ ܕ ܡ (q d m)
12 terms

From Aramaic קַדָמְתָא (qaddāməṯā, past time; early morning), equivalent to an active noun of ܩܵܕ݂ܹܡ (qāḏēm, to procede, come before); compare also in ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ (qudmē, tomorrow)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܲܕܵܡܬܵܐ • (qaddāmtāf sg (plural ܩܲܕܵܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaddāmyāṯā))

  1. (dialectal) morning
    ܡܸܢ ܩܲܕܵܡܬܵܐ ܩܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.
    min qaddāmtā qīmā ìwen.
    I’ve been up since the morning.
  2. (dialectal) dawn, early morning
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܲܕܵܡܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܲܕܵܡܵܐ (qaddāmā) 1st person ܩܲܕܵܡܬܝܼ (qaddāmtī) ܩܲܕܵܡܬܲܢ (qaddāmtan)
construct ܩܲܕܵܡܲܬ݂ (qaddāmaṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܕܵܡܬܘܼܟ݂ (qaddāmtōḵ) ܩܲܕܵܡܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qaddāmtāḵ) ܩܲܕܵܡܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaddāmtawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܕܵܡܬܵܐ (qaddāmtā) 3rd person ܩܲܕܵܡܬܹܗ (qaddāmtēh) ܩܲܕܵܡܬܵܗ̇ (qaddāmtāh) ܩܲܕܵܡܬܗܘܿܢ (qaddāmthōn)
plural absolute ܩܲܕܵܡܝܵܢ̈ (qaddāmyān) 1st person ܩܲܕܵܡܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qaddāmyāṯī) ܩܲܕܵܡܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qaddāmyāṯan)
construct ܩܲܕܵܡܝܵܬ݂̈ (qaddāmyāṯ) 2nd person ܩܲܕܵܡܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qaddāmyāṯōḵ) ܩܲܕܵܡܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qaddāmyāṯāḵ) ܩܲܕܵܡܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaddāmyāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܕܵܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaddāmyāṯā) 3rd person ܩܲܕܵܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qaddāmyāṯēh) ܩܲܕܵܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qaddāmyāṯāh) ܩܲܕܵܡܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qaddāmyāṯhōn)
Derived terms
See also