ܚܡܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܡ ܡ (ḥ m m)
10 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Usage notes

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”).

See also

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