קרקפתא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• קַרְקְפַא (qarqəp̄ā), ܩܲܪܩܲܦܼܬܼܵܐ (qarqap̄ṯā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qarqaftɑ/

Noun

קַרְקַפְתָּא • (qarqap̄tā) f (plural קַרְקַפְיַתָא (qarqap̄yāṯā) or קַרְקְפַתָא (qarqəp̄āṯā))

1. skull, head

References

• “qrqph”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 1046b