ܐܟܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟܘܼܡܵܐ (kūmā)
• ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
• ܐܘܼܟܵܡܵܐ (ūkāmā)

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܟ ܡ (ˀ k m)
4 terms

Color derived from Aramaic אוּכָּמָא (ʾukkāmā); compare Classical Syriac ܐܘܟܡܐ (ʾukkāmā) amd Hebrew אָכֹם (akhóm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [koːmɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃuːmɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [kuːmɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [koːmaː]

Adjective

ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ • (kōmā) (feminine ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܬܵܐ (kōmtā), plural ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (kōmē))

1. black
2. (figurative) dark, obscure, sunburnt
3. (figurative) unlucky

Noun

ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ • (kōmā) m (plural ܐ݇ܟ̈ܘܿܡܹܐ (kōmē), feminine ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܬܵܐ (kōmtā))

1. (uncountable) the color black
2. (anatomy) pupil

   Synonym: ܒܸܒܸܠܬܵܐ (bibbiltā)

3. black person

Inflection

Inflection of ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܝܼ (kōmī)		ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܲܢ (kōman)
	construct	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡ (kōm)	2nd person	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܘܼܟ݂ (kōmūḵ)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ (kōmāḵ)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)	3rd person	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܹܗ (kōmēh)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܗ̇ (kōmāh)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (kōmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܝܼ̈ (kōmī)		ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܲܢ̈ (kōman)
	construct	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܲܝ̈ (kōmay)	2nd person	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kōmūḵ)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kōmāḵ)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (kōmē)	3rd person	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kōmūh)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kōmōh)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kōmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐ݇ܟܘܼܡܵܝܵܐ (kummāyā, “black person”)
• ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (lḇūšē kōmē, “black garments”)

See also

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) (layout · text)

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)	ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)	ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)	ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)	ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)	ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)	ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)	ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)	ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)	ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)