ܚܕܟܡܐ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa, “one”) + ܟܡܵܐ (kmā, “how much”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ • (ḥakmā)
- few, some (an indeterminate small number)
- ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܦܸܢܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܩܲܗܘܵܐ ― ḥakmā pingānē dqahwā ― a few cups of coffee
- ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ― min bār ḥakmā yāwmānē ― a few days later
Derived terms[edit]
- ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ (ḥakmā nāšē, “some people”)
- ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (ḥakmā gāhē, “sometimes”)