أكم

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

  • كم (kam)
  • أكمّن (ʔakammin, alternative spelling of أكم من (ʔakam min))

Etymology

From Arabic كَمْ (kam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.kamm/, [ˈʔa.kam]

Determiner

أكم • (ʔakam, ʔakamm)

  1. how many (+ من)
    أكم من بيضة بدك أعمللك؟
    ʔakam min bēḍa biddak ʔaʕmel-lak?
    How many eggs do you want me to cook for you?
  2. a few, some, several (+ من)
    Synonym: بعض (baʕḍ)
    قلتلّه أكم من مرّة، بس هو ما بوخد كلامي صحّ.
    ʔoltillo ʔakam min marra, bas huwwe ma bōḵed kalāmi ṣaḥḥ.
    I told him a few times, but he doesn't take me seriously at my word.

Usage notes

  • أكم (ʔakam) is always followed by a singular noun.
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