قفص
Arabic
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Etymology
From Aramaic קוּפְסָא (qūp̄ṣā) / ܩܰܦܣܳܐ (qap̄ṣā, “cage”), from Ancient Greek κάψος (kápsos) or Latin capsus.
Pronunciation
Noun
قَفَص or قُفْص • (qafaṣ or qufṣ) m (plural أَقْفَاص (ʔaqfāṣ))
- cage, birdcage, pen, coop
- basket, particularly if it is similar in mould to a cage
- Synonym: سَلَّة (salla)
- thorax
Declension
Declension of noun قَفَص (qafaṣ); قُفْص (qufṣ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَفَص; قُفْص qafaṣ; qufṣ |
الْقَفَص; الْقُفْص al-qafaṣ; al-qufṣ |
قَفَص; قُفْص qafaṣ; qufṣ |
Nominative | قَفَصٌ; قُفْصٌ qafaṣun; qufṣun |
الْقَفَصُ; الْقُفْصُ al-qafaṣu; al-qufṣu |
قَفَصُ; قُفْصُ qafaṣu; qufṣu |
Accusative | قَفَصًا; قُفْصًا qafaṣan; qufṣan |
الْقَفَصَ; الْقُفْصَ al-qafaṣa; al-qufṣa |
قَفَصَ; قُفْصَ qafaṣa; qufṣa |
Genitive | قَفَصٍ; قُفْصٍ qafaṣin; qufṣin |
الْقَفَصِ; الْقُفْصِ al-qafaṣi; al-qufṣi |
قَفَصِ; قُفْصِ qafaṣi; qufṣi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قَفَصَيْن; قُفْصَيْن qafaṣayn; qufṣayn |
الْقَفَصَيْن; الْقُفْصَيْن al-qafaṣayn; al-qufṣayn |
قَفَصَيْ; قُفْصَيْ qafaṣay; qufṣay |
Nominative | قَفَصَانِ; قُفْصَانِ qafaṣāni; qufṣāni |
الْقَفَصَانِ; الْقُفْصَانِ al-qafaṣāni; al-qufṣāni |
قَفَصَا; قُفْصَا qafaṣā; qufṣā |
Accusative | قَفَصَيْنِ; قُفْصَيْنِ qafaṣayni; qufṣayni |
الْقَفَصَيْنِ; الْقُفْصَيْنِ al-qafaṣayni; al-qufṣayni |
قَفَصَيْ; قُفْصَيْ qafaṣay; qufṣay |
Genitive | قَفَصَيْنِ; قُفْصَيْنِ qafaṣayni; qufṣayni |
الْقَفَصَيْنِ; الْقُفْصَيْنِ al-qafaṣayni; al-qufṣayni |
قَفَصَيْ; قُفْصَيْ qafaṣay; qufṣay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَقْفَاص ʔaqfāṣ |
الْأَقْفَاص al-ʔaqfāṣ |
أَقْفَاص ʔaqfāṣ |
Nominative | أَقْفَاصٌ ʔaqfāṣun |
الْأَقْفَاصُ al-ʔaqfāṣu |
أَقْفَاصُ ʔaqfāṣu |
Accusative | أَقْفَاصًا ʔaqfāṣan |
الْأَقْفَاصَ al-ʔaqfāṣa |
أَقْفَاصَ ʔaqfāṣa |
Genitive | أَقْفَاصٍ ʔaqfāṣin |
الْأَقْفَاصِ al-ʔaqfāṣi |
أَقْفَاصِ ʔaqfāṣi |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: قفص (gʊfəṣ)
- → Kurdish:
- → Persian: قفس (qafas)
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 118–119
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “قفص”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2551
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