ܩܘܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܘ ܦ (q w p)
2 terms

ܩܘܦܐ

Inherited from Aramaic קוֹפָא (qōp̄ā); compare Hebrew קוֹף (kof), Middle Persian [script needed] (kpyk' /⁠kabīg⁠/, “monkey”), Akkadian uqūpu, and perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit कपि (kapi, “ape, monkey”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qoːpɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܿܦܵܐ • (qōpā) m sg (plural ܩܘܿܦܹ̈ܐ (qōpē), feminine ܩܘܿܦܬܵܐ (qōptā))

1. monkey, ape

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܿܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)		1st person	ܩܘܿܦܝܼ (qōpī)		ܩܘܿܦܲܢ (qōpan)
	construct	ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)		2nd person	ܩܘܿܦܘܼܟ݂ (qōpōḵ)	ܩܘܿܦܵܟ݂ܝ (qōpāḵ)	ܩܘܿܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qōpawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܿܦܵܐ (qōpā)		3rd person	ܩܘܿܦܹܗ (qōpēh)	ܩܘܿܦܵܗ̇ (qōpāh)	ܩܘܿܦܗܘܿܢ (qōphōn)
plural	absolute	ܩܘܿܦܝܼ̈ܢ (qōpīn)		1st person	ܩܘܿܦܝܼ̈ (qōpī)		ܩܘܿܦܲܢ̈ (qōpan)
	construct	ܩܘܿܦܲܝ̈ (qōpay)		2nd person	ܩܘܿܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qōpōḵ)	ܩܘܿܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qōpāḵ)	ܩܘܿܦܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qōpawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܿܦܹ̈ܐ (qōpē)		3rd person	ܩܘܿܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qōpūh)	ܩܘܿܦܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qōpōh)	ܩܘܿܦܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qōpayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܩܲܘܸܦ (mqawwip)
• ܩܘܿܦܵܝܵܐ (qōpāyā)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Aramaic קוּפָּא (quppā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qup.pɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܦܵܐ • (qūpā) m sg (plural ܩ̈ܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qūpawwāṯā) or ܩܘܼܦܹ̈ܐ (qūpē))

1. carrying stave
2. pole, bar

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܦܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)		1st person	ܩܘܼܦܝܼ (qūpī)		ܩܘܼܦܲܢ (qūpan)
	construct	ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (qūpōḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (qūpāḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qūpawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܦܵܐ (qūpā)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܦܹܗ (qūpēh)	ܩܘܼܦܵܗ̇ (qūpāh)	ܩܘܼܦܗܘܿܢ (quphōn)
plural	absolute	ܩܘܼܦܲܘܵܢ̈ (qūpawwān)		1st person	ܩܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qūpawwāṯī)		ܩܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qūpawwāṯan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂̈ (qūpawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qūpawwāṯōḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qūpawwāṯāḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qūpawwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩ̈ܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qūpawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܩ̈ܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qūpawwāṯēh)	ܩ̈ܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qūpawwāṯāh)	ܩܘܼܦܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qūpawwāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qofɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qofe] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic קופא, compare Hebrew קוֹף (qōp̄).

Noun

ܩܘܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܘܦܐ)

1. monkey, ape

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܦ		1st person	ܩܘܦܝ		ܩܘܦܢ
	construct	ܩܘܦ		2nd person	ܩܘܦܟ	ܩܘܦܟܝ	ܩܘܦܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܦܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܦܗ	ܩܘܦܗ	ܩܘܦܗܘܢ	ܩܘܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܦܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܦܝ		ܩܘܦܝܢ
	construct	ܩܘܦܝ		2nd person	ܩܘܦܝܟ	ܩܘܦܝܟܝ	ܩܘܦܝܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܦܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܦܘܗܝ	ܩܘܦܝܗ	ܩܘܦܝܗܘܢ	ܩܘܦܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܩܘܦܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܘܦܐ)

1. carrying stave, pole, bar
2. cheap coffin, bier
3. bezel, hoop (of a ring)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܦܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܦ		1st person	ܩܘܦܝ		ܩܘܦܢ
	construct	ܩܘܦ		2nd person	ܩܘܦܟ	ܩܘܦܟܝ	ܩܘܦܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܦܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܦܗ	ܩܘܦܗ	ܩܘܦܗܘܢ	ܩܘܦܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܦܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܦܝ		ܩܘܦܝܢ
	construct	ܩܘܦܝ		2nd person	ܩܘܦܝܟ	ܩܘܦܝܟܝ	ܩܘܦܝܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܦܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܦܘܗܝ	ܩܘܦܝܗ	ܩܘܦܝܗܘܢ	ܩܘܦܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qwp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 314b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 497a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009), A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, pages 1338b–1339a