ܩܐܡܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܘ ܡ (q w m)
11 terms

Etymology

From ܩܵܐܹܡ (qāˀēm, “the present”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːʔemːɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܩܵܐܹܡܵܝܵܐ • (qāˀēmāyā) (feminine ܩܵܐܹܡܵܝܬܵܐ (qāˀēmāytā), plural ܩܵܐܹܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ (qāˀēmāyē))

1. present

   Coordinate terms: ܕܲܥܒ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (daˁḇrāyā), ܥܬܝܼܕܵܝܵܐ (ˁtīdāyā)

   ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܩܵܐܹܡܵܝܬܵܐ ― šēttā qāˀēmāytā ― The present year

2. immediate, instant
3. circumstantial

Synonyms

• ܗܵܫܵܝܵܐ (hāšāyā)