Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪqmɑː]

Noun edit

ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmām sg (plural ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē))

  1. season
    Synonym: ܫܘܼܚܠܵܦܵܐ (šuḥlāpā)
  2. acme, highest point
  3. culmination, age

Inflection edit

Hyponyms edit

(seasons) ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē); ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā) or ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē, spring), ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā, summer), ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܵܘܵܬܹܐ (tišryāwātē, autumn), ܣܸܬܘܵܐ (sitwā, winter), (Category: aii:Seasons)

Coordinate terms edit

Derived terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʔaqmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔaqme(ʔ)] (singular and plural)

Noun edit

ܐܩܡܐ (ʾaqmām (plural ܐܩܡܐ)

  1. acme, highest point
  2. culmination
  3. age

Inflection edit

References edit

  • ˀqmˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-23
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 18b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 27a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 92b-93a