ܚܡܝܡܐ

From Aramaic חַמִּימָא‎ (ḥamīmā); compare Arabic حَمِيم‎ (ḥamīm) and Hebrew חַם‎ (kham).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xam.miːmɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xamiːmɑː]

ܚܲܡܝܼܡܵܐ • (ḥamīmā) (feminine ܚܲܡܝܼܡܬܵܐ‎ (ḥamīmtā), plural ܚܲܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (ḥamīmē))

1. (physically) hot (relating to having or giving off a high temperature)

   Antonym: ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (qarīrā, “cold”)

   ‏ܙܗܘܿܪ! ܡܲܩܠܝܵܐ ܚܲܡܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.‎‎ ― zhōr! maqlyā ḥamīmā ìlēh. ― Be careful! the pan is hot!

   ‏ܐܝܼܬ ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܚܲܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܒܟܠܹܗ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ؟‎‎ ― īt mīyā ḥamīmē bkullēh yāwmā? ― Is there hot water all day?

2. hot, spicy

   Synonyms: ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐ‎ (ḥarīpā), ܨܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ‎ (ṣarūpā)

3. (slang) horny, excited, passionate, randy,
4. (slang) enthusiastic, willing, up for

To express feeling the sensation of heat, possessive pronouns are added to ܚܸܡܵܐ‎ (ḥimmā), e.g ܚܸܡܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ‎ (ḥimī ìlēh, “I am hot”, literally “he (it) is my heat”).

• ܚܸܡܬܵܐ‎ (ḥimtā, “heat”)
• ܚܸܡܵܐ‎ (ḥimmā, “heat, hot weather”)