# 𐀏𐀔
## Mycenaean Greek
### Etymology 1

Uncertain. Perhaps:
* Ultimately reflecting a later obsolete noun of which χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) is the locative.
* From the same root as κάμνω (kámnō, “to do labour”).
Traditionally linked to Cretan καμάν (kamán, “field”), which may either disprove the first hypothesis or have κ as a local variant for χ.

#### Noun

𐀏𐀔 (ka-ma) n (nominative/accusative singular)
* A kind of agricultural holding.
** PY An 724.11:
    𐀃𐀟[𐀫𐀲]𐄀𐀁𐀒𐀯𐀤𐄀𐀁𐀤𐀲𐄀𐀏𐀔 [o-pe[-ro-ta], e-ko-si-qe, e-qe-ta, ka-ma [(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** PY Ea 28:
    𐀴𐀪𐀅𐀫 / 𐀨𐁇𐄀𐀁𐀐𐄀𐀏𐀔ti-ri-da-ro / ra-pte, e-ke, ka-ma(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** PY Eb 159.B:
    𐀏𐀔𐄀𐀯[𐀪]𐀍𐀍 𐀨𐀐𐄀[ka-ma, si[-ri]-jo-jo ra-ke, [(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** PY Eb [Eo] 173.1:
    𐀞𐀨]𐀒𐄀𐀁𐀐𐀤𐄀𐀏𐀔𐄀𐀒𐀵𐀜𐀒[𐄀𐀁𐀃pa-ra]-ko, e-ke-qe, ka-ma, ko-to-no-ko[, e-o(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** PY Ep 613 [617].6:
    𐁁𐀺]𐀩𐀄𐄀𐀀𐀯𐀵𐀡𐀦𐄀𐀏𐀔𐄀𐀁𐀐𐀤𐄀𐀺𐀽𐀤𐄀𐀵𐀰 𐀟𐀗 𐂎 𐄇 𐄼 𐄇[𐄇a3-wo]-re-u, a-si-to-po-qo, ka-ma, e-ke-qe, wo-ze-qe, to-so pe-mo GRA 1 T [2so-and-so holds a lease as a ka-ma-holder, and in return for this he serves; so much seed: 180 l. wheat
** PY Ep 613 [617].9.10.11:
    𐀁𐀄]𐀬𐀺𐀲𐄀𐀳𐀃𐀍𐄀[𐀈𐀁]𐀫𐄀𐀁𐀐[𐀤𐄀𐀏]𐀔𐄀𐀃𐀙𐀵𐄀[𐀺]𐀽𐀤𐄀𐀵𐀰𐄀𐀟[𐀗] 𐂎 𐄇 𐄼 𐄉e-u]-ru-wo-ta, te-o-jo, [-do-e]-ro, e-ke[-qe, ka]-ma, o-na-to, [-wo]-ze-qe, to-so, pe[-mo] GRA 1 T 3Euruwortās, the servant of the god, both holds the lease of a ka-ma and renders the services; so much seed: 156 l. wheat
    𐀟𐀩]𐀦𐀲𐄀𐀞𐀆𐀸𐀄[𐄀𐀁]𐀐𐀤𐄀𐀏𐀔𐄀𐀃𐀙𐀵𐄀𐀯𐀪𐀍𐄀𐀨𐀐𐄀𐀵𐀰 𐀟𐀗 𐂎 𐄇pe-re]-qo-ta, pa-de-we-u[, e]-ke-qe, ka-ma, o-na-to, si-ri-jo, ra-ke, to-so pe-mo GRA 1Pēlekʷhontās, the pa-de-we-u, and he holds the lease of a ka-ma; he has obtained the portion of Sirios; so much seed: 120 l. wheat
    𐀞]𐀨𐀒𐄀[𐀁𐀐𐀤𐄀]𐀏𐀔𐄀𐀒𐀵𐀜𐀃𐀒𐄀𐀁𐀃 𐀵𐀰𐄀𐀟𐀗 𐂎 𐄇pa]-ra-ko, [-e-ke-qe, ]-ka-ma, ko-to-no-o-ko, e-o to-so, pe-mo GRA 1Phalaikos has the lease of a ka-ma, being himself a plot-owner; so much seed: 120 l. wheat
** PY Un 718.11–11a:
    𐂖 𐄽 𐄈 𐀃𐀅𐁀𐄀𐀺𐀫𐀑𐀍𐀚𐀍𐄀𐀏/𐀔WINE S 2 o-da-a2, wo-ro-ki-jo-ne-jo, ka/ma24 l. wine. and similarly the ka-ma of the cult association

##### Derived terms

* 𐀏𐀔𐀁𐀄 (ka-ma-e-u)

#### References

* ↑ Chadwick & Baumbach (1963), page 256: “χαμαί”
* ↑ Palmer (1963), page 207
* ↑ Bennett (1955), pages 85, 132; Palmer (1963), §35 pages 130f.; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §55 pages 187f.
* ↑ Bennett (1955), pages 4, 143; Hooker (1980), §256 page 137
* ↑ Bennett (1955), pages 18, 146
* ↑ Bennett (1955), pages 19, 154
* 1 2 Bennett (1955), pages 64, 157; Palmer (1963), §84 pages 201f.; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §148 pages 261ff.
* ↑ Bennett (1955), pages 83, 191; Palmer (1963), §102 page 215; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §171 pages 282f.; Hooker (1980), §286 page 156
* Aura Jorro (1985), pages 309f.: “ka-ma”
* Chadwick & Baumbach (1963), page 256: “χαμαί”; Bennett (1955), page 242b: “ka-ma”; Palmer (1963), page 424a: “ka-ma”; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), page 550a: “ka-ma”
* Beekes (2010), page 629: “καμάν”

### Etymology 2

When considered a given name, compared to Χάρμας (Khármas).

#### Proper noun

𐀏𐀔 (ka-ma)
* Likely a toponym, or an anthroponym of a weaver.
** KN L 520.2:
    𐀏𐀔 𐂝 𐄐𐄈 𐂬 𐄈ka-ma LANA 12 *164 2ka-ma: 36 kg. of wool, [makes] two cloths

#### See also

* 𐀏𐀗 (ka-mo)

#### References

* ↑ Palmer (1972), page 38; Aura Jorro (1985), pages 309f.: “ka-ma”
* ↑ Palmer (1963), page 424a: “ka-ma”; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), page 550a: “ka-ma”
* ↑ Chadwick & Killen (1963), page 112; Palmer (1963), §191 page 297; Ventris & Chadwick (1973), §225 page 321; Chadwick et al. (1986), page 188