The term is used to designate “white cloud,” as opposed to ḥéyhor ‘black cloud.’
ḷe-ˁam ‘if’:
kése díˀʸheʰ fáˀḥɛr ˁad be-ˁed yešaẓ̂íˁenš ḷe-ˁam ʸheʰ ˁad ḥaľáľ ‘He found that his bull had some life in it yet: he could even have slaughtered it, had it been suitable for food.’ (CSOL I 8:55)
di-ˁam ‘when, after’:
ˁaf šeḳábitk diyáˁ di-ˁam sfork ‘You really did pick up some bad habits during your trip!’ (CSOL I 6:38)
di-ˁam sémek ‘since then’:
wa-sákata di-ʕam sémek šérhom ‘And from then on, the trees became silent.’ (CSOL II 21:6)