ܐܩܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪqmɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܩܡܵܐ • (iqmā) m sg (plural ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē))

1. season

   Synonym: ܫܘܼܚܠܵܦܵܐ‎ (šūḥlāpā)

2. acme, highest point
3. culmination, age

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܩܡܝܼ‎ (iqmī)		ܐܸܩܡܲܢ‎ (iqman)
	construct	ܐܸܩܲܡ‎ (iqqam)	2nd person	ܐܸܩܡܘܼܟ݂‎ (iqmūḵ)	ܐܸܩܡܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (iqmāḵ)	ܐܸܩܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (iqmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā)	3rd person	ܐܸܩܡܹܗ‎ (iqmēh)	ܐܸܩܡܵܗ̇‎ (iqmāh)	ܐܸܩܡܗܘܿܢ‎ (iqmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܩܡܝܼ̈‎ (iqmī)		ܐܸܩܡܲܢ̈‎ (iqman)
	construct	ܐܸܩܡܲܝ̈‎ (iqmay)	2nd person	ܐܸܩܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (iqmūḵ)	ܐܸܩܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (iqmāḵ)	ܐܸܩܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (iqmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē)	3rd person	ܐܸܩܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (iqmūh)	ܐܸܩܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (iqmōh)	ܐܸܩܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (iqmhōn)

Hyponyms

(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

• ܣܘܼܪܓܵܕܵܐ‎ (sūrgādā, “calendar”), ܝܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (yāwmā, “day”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ‎ (šāḇūˁā, “week”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ‎ (yarḥā, “month”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ‎ (šētā, “year”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܐܩܡܐ • (ʾaqmā) m (plural ܐܩܡܐ)

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

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܩܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܩܡ‎	ܐܩܡܝܢ‎
construct	ܐܩܡ‎	ܐܩܡܝ‎
emphatic	ܐܩܡܐ	ܐܩܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܩܡܝ‎	ܐܩܡܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܩܡܟ‎	ܐܩܡܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܩܡܟܝ‎	ܐܩܡܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܩܡܗ‎	ܐܩܡܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܩܡܗ‎	ܐܩܡܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܩܡܢ‎	ܐܩܡܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܩܡܟܘܢ‎	ܐܩܡܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܩܡܟܝܢ‎	ܐܩܡܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܩܡܗܘܢ‎	ܐܩܡܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܩܡܗܝܢ‎	ܐܩܡܝܗܝܢ‎

References

• “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, page 92b-93a