kamta ܩܵܡܬܵܐ
kamta is the Assyrian word for formerly, in the old days — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- formerly, in the old days
Examples
kamta … berka gu-mavay letva
In the old days there was no electricity in the villages
ina b-kamtet kamtada har al-garavay dmikhena keta
ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܒ ܩܵܡܬܸܬ ܩܵܡܬܵܐ ܕܵܐ ܗܵܪ ܐܵܠ ܓܵܪܵܘܵܝ ܕܡܝܼܚܸܢܵܐ ܩܹܛܵܐ
But long ago they slept on roofs during the summer
kamta bekhjalele
ܩܵܡܬܵܐ ܒܸܚܓ̃ܵܠܸܠܸܐ
At first he is startled
kamta man-sota mlile
ܩܵܡܬܵܐ ܡܵܢ ܣܘ̇ܬܵܐ ܡܠܝܼܠܸܐ
Fill the old lady’s plate first
b-keta tanakh anne tunyate bush kamta kat iva mta iva meshmeshshe
ܒ ܩܹܛܵܐ ܬܵܢܵܚ ܐܵܢܢܸܐ ܛܘ̣ܢܝܵܬܸܐ ܒܘ̣ܫ ܩܵܡܬܵܐ ܩܵܬ ܐܝܼܘܵܐ ܡܛܵ ܐܝܼܘܵܐ ܡܸܫܡܸܫܫܸܐ
In summer, we may say that the fruit that ripened first were apricots
khachchada kamta kheshle
ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܕܵܐ ܩܵܡܬܵܐ ܚܸܫܠܸܐ
He went a little further forward
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 178.
Practice kamta in hamzem — free