ܩܕܡ ܛܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• (Acronym) ܩܛ܊ (Q.Ṭ.)

Etymology

Calque of English ante meridiem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qamː‿tˤah.rɑː]

Adverb

ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ • (qam ṭahrā)

1. (formal, time) ante meridiem, a.m.

   Synonym: ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ (b-ṣaprā)

   Antonym: ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (bār ṭahrā)

   ܩܵܝܡܲܚ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܚܲܡܸܫ ܩܛ܊ ― qāymaḥ šāʿaṯ ḥammiš Q.Ṭ. ― Let’s get up at five a.m.