Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ܦ ܚ ܡ (p ḥ m)
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Cognate with Hebrew פֶּחָם (pekhám, coal) and Arabic فَحْم (faḥm, cinder; coal, charcoal).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [pax.mɑː]

Noun

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ܦܲܚܡܵܐ (paḥmām sg (plural ܦܲܚܡܹ̈ܐ (paḥmē))

  1. coal, charcoal
    Synonyms: ܫܚܘܿܪܵܐ (šḥōrā), ܓܡܘܼܪܬܵܐ (gmurtā)
  2. embers, hot coals
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Etymology 2

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Derived from the verb ܦܵܚܹܡ (pāḥēm, to correspond; to be comparable), itself derived from the above.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [pɪx.mɑː]

Noun

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ܦܸܚܡܵܐ (piḥmām sg (plural ܦܸܚܡܹ̈ܐ (piḥmē))

  1. relation, proportion, ration
  2. extent, degree, rate
    ܦܸܚܡܵܐ ܕܒܘܼܛܠܵܢܵܐ ܒܨܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ.
    piḥmā d-buṭlānā bṣīrā ìlēh min šinnē ḥārāyē.
    The unemployment rate has decreased in recent years.
  3. (mathematics) percentage
    Synonym: ܐܸܡܘܿܢܵܐ (imōnā)
    ܦܸܚܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܕܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܲܪܫܝܼ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ.
    piḥmā rabbā d-ˁlaymē kē daršī barrāyē.
    A big percentage of young people study abroad.
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