ܩܐܡܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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))
- present
- Coordinate terms: ܕܲܥܒ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (daˁḇrāyā), ܥܬܝܼܕܵܝܵܐ (ˁtīdāyā)
- ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܩܵܐܹܡܵܝܬܵܐ ― šētā qāˀēmāytā ― The present year
- immediate, instant
- circumstantial
Synonyms
- ܗܵܫܵܝܵܐ (hāšāyā)