The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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mh P01

CPA also as proclitic ܡ

  1 what? Com. --(a) + l_ : what is the matter with? Com.
  2 (usually) with following adj.: how! JLAtg, PTA, Syr, LJLA. --(a) interrog. how, why Gal, Sam.
  3 what (indef./rel. pron.) Com. --(a) ܡܐ ܕܠܐ : be that as it may, in any event Syr.
  5 did not ? Sam.

kmh a01

kmh (kǝmā) adv. how much

Qum. alsoכמן ; CPA also ܟܡܢ

  1 how much, how many (interrog) Com. --(a) how much! such a long time! JLAtg, Syr, JBA. (a.1) a large amount Gal. 1 ܟܡܐ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ, ܟܡܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ : many times, many years Syr. --(b) כל כמה : so much! so long as JBA.
  2 rhetorical: with an adj. , adv. or verb : how much x ? = so much! BA-Da, Qum, Syr.
  3 ellipt. : a certain amount, somewhat Syr.
  4 ܟܡܐ ܟܡܐ very much, how very much Syr. --(a) ܠܐ ܟܡܐ ܟܡܐ ܕ : not at all Syr.