ܦܚܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܦ ܚ ܡ (p ḥ m) |
| 1 term |
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic [Term?]; cognate with Hebrew פֶּחָם (pekhám, “coal”) and Arabic فَحْم (faḥm, “cinder; coal, charcoal”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [pax.mɑː]
Noun
ܦܲܚܡܵܐ • (paḥmā) m sg (plural ܦܲܚܡܹ̈ܐ (paḥmē))
- (formal, literary) coal, charcoal
- Synonym: ܫܸܚܘܿܪܬܵܐ (šiḥōrtā)
- (chiefly in the plural, formal, literary) embers, hot coals
- Synonym: ܓܘܼܡܪܹ̈ܐ (gumrē)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܚܲܡ (pḥam) | 1st person | ܦܲܚܡܝܼ (paḥmī) | ܦܲܚܡܲܢ (paḥman) | |||
| construct | ܦܚܲܡ (pḥam) | 2nd person | ܦܲܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (paḥmōḵ) | ܦܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (paḥmāḵ) | ܦܲܚܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paḥmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܲܚܡܵܐ (paḥmā) | 3rd person | ܦܲܚܡܹܗ (paḥmēh) | ܦܲܚܡܵܗ̇ (paḥmāh) | ܦܲܚܡܗܘܿܢ (paḥmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܲܚܡܝܼ̈ܢ (paḥmīn) | 1st person | ܦܲܚܡܝܼ̈ (paḥmī) | ܦܲܚܡܲܢ̈ (paḥman) | |||
| construct | ܦܲܚܡܲܝ̈ (paḥmay) | 2nd person | ܦܲܚܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (paḥmōḵ) | ܦܲܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (paḥmāḵ) | ܦܲܚܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (paḥmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܲܚܡܹ̈ܐ (paḥmē) | 3rd person | ܦܲܚܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (paḥmūh) | ܦܲܚܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (paḥmōh) | ܦܲܚܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (paḥmayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܦܵܚܹܡ (pāḥēm)
- ܦܚܲܡ ܟܹܐܦܵܐ (pḥam kēpā)
- ܦܚܲܡ ܩܲܝܣܵܐ (pḥam qaysā)
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac. Derived from the verb ܦܵܚܹܡ (pāḥēm, “to correspond; to be comparable”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [pɪx.mɑː]
Noun
ܦܸܚܡܵܐ • (piḥmā) m sg (plural ܦܸܚܡܹ̈ܐ (piḥmē))
- relation, proportion, ration
- 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.
- (mathematics) ellipsis of ܦܸܚܡܵܐ ܐܸܡܐܵܝܵܐ (piḥmā imˀāyā, “percentage”)
- Synonym: ܐܸܡܐܘܿܢܵܐ (imˀōnā)
- ܦܸܚܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܕܥܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܕܲܪܫܝܼ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ.
- piḥmā rabbā d-ˁlaymē kē mdaršī barrāyē.
- A big percentage of young people study abroad.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܦܚܸܡ (pḥim) | 1st person | ܦܸܚܡܝܼ (piḥmī) | ܦܸܚܡܲܢ (piḥman) | |||
| construct | ܦܚܸܡ (pḥim) | 2nd person | ܦܸܚܡܘܼܟ݂ (piḥmōḵ) | ܦܸܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ (piḥmāḵ) | ܦܸܚܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (piḥmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܸܚܡܵܐ (piḥmā) | 3rd person | ܦܸܚܡܹܗ (piḥmēh) | ܦܸܚܡܵܗ̇ (piḥmāh) | ܦܸܚܡܗܘܿܢ (piḥmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܦܸܚܡܝܼ̈ܢ (piḥmīn) | 1st person | ܦܸܚܡܝܼ̈ (piḥmī) | ܦܸܚܡܲܢ̈ (piḥman) | |||
| construct | ܦܸܚܡܲܝ̈ (piḥmay) | 2nd person | ܦܸܚܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (piḥmōḵ) | ܦܸܚܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (piḥmāḵ) | ܦܸܚܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (piḥmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܦܸܚܡܹ̈ܐ (piḥmē) | 3rd person | ܦܸܚܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (piḥmūh) | ܦܸܚܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (piḥmōh) | ܦܸܚܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (piḥmayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܦܸܚܡܵܝܵܐ (piḥmāyā)
- ܦܸܚܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (piḥmāˀīṯ)
- ܦܸܚܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (piḥmāyūṯā)