Számmal

Számmal is the instrumental case form of the Hungarian noun szám, meaning number, figure, or count. In Hungarian grammar, the instrumental form is used to indicate the means or instrument by which an action is performed, or to express accompaniment. The word számmal can thus appear in contexts where numbers or numerical means play a role in the described action or state.

Morphology and form reflect standard Hungarian inflection: instrumental forms are built with the suffix -val/-vel, and when the base ends in a consonant, the final consonant may be doubled. In the case of szám, the instrumental singular becomes számmal, with the double m illustrating this assimilation rule. This form is primarily a grammatical inflection rather than a standalone lexical item.

Usage notes: számmal is typically found in phrases that describe actions performed by means of numbers, numerical measurements, or counting. Its precise nuance depends on context, similar to how other instrumental forms function in Hungarian. It is not a separate word with a fixed independent meaning; it is an inflected variant of szám used in sentences to convey instrumentality or method.

See also: szám (number), számok (numbers), -val/-vel instrumental suffix. The form számmal exemplifies how Hungarian builds instrumental cases for nouns ending in consonants, and shows the regular pattern of doubling the final consonant before the suffix.