ܩܕܡܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܕ ܡ (q d m)
9 terms

Etymology

Nominalized from ܩܲܕ݂ܡܵܐ (fore, front) +‎ -ܝܬܐ (-āytā, the feminine attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qam.mɑjːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qameːθa]

Noun

ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ • (qammāytā) m sg (plural ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (qammāyāṯē))

1. former period, former time(s), previous time(s)

   ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ, ܟܠܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܬܵܐ ܕܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ ― In the former times, we all used to wear outfits of the villages.

   ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܐܸܙܵܠܵܐ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ― In the previous times he used to like going to school.

2. foreground (of a picture or the like)
3. (computing) foreground (application the user is currently interacting with)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ (qammāytā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܝܼ (qammāytī)		ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܲܢ (qammāytan)
	construct	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܲܬ݂ (qammāyaṯ)	2nd person	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (qammāytūḵ)	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qammāytāḵ)	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qammāytāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ (qammāytā)	3rd person	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܹܗ (qammāytēh)	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܗ̇ (qammāytāh)	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ (qammāythōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qammāyāṯī)		ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qammāyāṯan)
	construct	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂̈ (qammāyāṯ)	2nd person	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qammāyāṯūḵ)	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qammāyāṯāḵ)	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qammāyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qammāyāṯē)	3rd person	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qammāyāṯūh)	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qammāyāṯōh)	ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qammāyāṯhōn)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “foreground”): ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (bāṯrāytā)

Adjective

ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ • (qammāytā) f sg (plural ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (qammāyāṯē))

1. feminine of ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (qammāyā, “first, 1st, front”)