ܦܚܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܦ ܚ ܡ (p ḥ m)
1 term

Cognate with Hebrew פֶּחָם (pekhám, “coal”) and Arabic فَحْم (faḥm, “cinder; coal, charcoal”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pax.mɑː]

Noun

ܦܲܚܡܵܐ • (paḥmā) m sg (plural ܦܲܚܡܹ̈ܐ (paḥmē))

1. coal, charcoal

   Synonyms: ܫܚܘܿܪܵܐ (šḥōrā), ܓܡܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gmurtā)

2. embers, hot coals

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܚܡܵܐ (paḥmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܚܡܝܼ (paḥmī)		ܦܲܚܡܲܢ (paḥman)
	construct	ܦܚܲܡ (pḥam)	2nd person	ܦܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (paḥmūḵ)	ܦܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (paḥmāḵ)	ܦܲܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paḥmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܚܡܵܐ (paḥmā)	3rd person	ܦܲܚܡܹܗ (paḥmēh)	ܦܲܚܡܵܗ̇ (paḥmāh)	ܦܲܚܡܗܘܿܢ (paḥmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܚܡܝܼ̈ (paḥmī)		ܦܲܚܡܲܢ̈ (paḥman)
	construct	ܦܲܚܡܲܝ̈ (paḥmay)	2nd person	ܦܲܚܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (paḥmūḵ)	ܦܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (paḥmāḵ)	ܦܲܚܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paḥmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܚܡܹ̈ܐ (paḥmē)	3rd person	ܦܲܚܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (paḥmūh)	ܦܲܚܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (paḥmōh)	ܦܲܚܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (paḥmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܵܚܹܡ (pāḥēm)
• ܦܚܲܡ ܟܹܐܦܵܐ (pḥam kēpā)
• ܦܚܲܡ ܩܲܝܣܵܐ (pḥam qaysā)

Etymology 2

Derived from the verb ܦܵܚܹܡ (pāḥēm, “to correspond; to be comparable”), itself derived from the above.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pɪx.mɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܚܡܵܐ • (piḥmā) m sg (plural ܦܸܚܡܹ̈ܐ (piḥmē))

1. relation, proportion, ration
2. extent, degree, rate

   ܦܸܚܡܵܐ ܕܒܘܼܛܠܵܢܵܐ ܒܨܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ.

   piḥmā d-buṭlānā bṣīrā ìlēh min šinnē ḥārāyē.

   The unemployment rate has decreased in recent years.

3. (mathematics) percentage

   Synonym: ܐܸܡܘܿܢܵܐ (imōnā)

   ܦܸܚܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܕܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܲܪܫܝܼ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ.

   piḥmā rabbā d-ˁlaymē kē daršī barrāyē.

   A big percentage of young people study abroad.

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܚܡܵܐ (piḥmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܚܡܝܼ (piḥmī)		ܦܸܚܡܲܢ (piḥman)
	construct	ܦܚܸܡ (pḥim)	2nd person	ܦܸܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (piḥmūḵ)	ܦܸܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (piḥmāḵ)	ܦܸܚܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (piḥmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܚܡܵܐ (piḥmā)	3rd person	ܦܸܚܡܹܗ (piḥmēh)	ܦܸܚܡܵܗ̇ (piḥmāh)	ܦܸܚܡܗܘܿܢ (piḥmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܚܡܝܼ̈ (piḥmī)		ܦܸܚܡܲܢ̈ (piḥman)
	construct	ܦܸܚܡܲܝ̈ (piḥmay)	2nd person	ܦܸܚܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (piḥmūḵ)	ܦܸܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (piḥmāḵ)	ܦܸܚܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (piḥmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܚܡܹ̈ܐ (piḥmē)	3rd person	ܦܸܚܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (piḥmūh)	ܦܸܚܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (piḥmōh)	ܦܸܚܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (piḥmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܸܚܡܵܝܵܐ (piḥmāyā)
• ܦܸܚܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (piḥmāˀīṯ)
• ܦܸܚܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (piḥmāyūṯā)