ܚܕܟܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܚܲܕ݇‎ (ḥa, “one”) + ܟܡܵܐ‎ (kmā, “how much”)

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [xak.mɑː]
(Urmian) IPA^(key): [xat͡ʃ.maː]

Pronoun

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

ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ‎ (ḥakmā nāšē, “some people”)
ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ‎ (ḥakmā gāhē, “sometimes”)

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