ܩܘܦܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܦ ܣ (q p s)
4 terms

ܩܘܦܣܐ

From Aramaic קַפְסָא (qap̄əsā), from Ancient Greek κάψος (kápsos), from Latin capsus; compare also borrowed into Hebrew קֻפְסָה (kufsá) and Arabic قُفْص (qufṣ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qup.sɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܦܣܵܐ • (qupsā) m sg (plural ܩܘܼܦܣܹ̈ܐ (qupsē))

1. cage, birdcage, pen, coop

   Synonyms: ܩܠܘܼܒ݂ܝܵܐ (qluḇyā), ܢܵܡܲܪܬܵܐ (nāmartā)

2. (dialectal) checker, checkbox
3. (dated) box or basket, particularly if it is similar in mould to a cage

   Synonyms: ܣܲܠܵܐ (sallā), ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ (ṣandūqā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܦܣܵܐ (qupsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܘܼܦܣܝܼ (qupsī)		ܩܘܼܦܣܲܢ (qupsan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܦܲܣ (qūpas)	2nd person	ܩܘܼܦܣܘܼܟ݂ (qupsūḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qupsāḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qupsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܦܣܵܐ (qupsā)	3rd person	ܩܘܼܦܣܹܗ (qupsēh)	ܩܘܼܦܣܵܗ̇ (qupsāh)	ܩܘܼܦܣܗܘܿܢ (qupshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܘܼܦܣܝܼ̈ (qupsī)		ܩܘܼܦܣܲܢ̈ (qupsan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܦܣܲܝ̈ (qupsay)	2nd person	ܩܘܼܦܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qupsūḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qupsāḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qupsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܦܣܹ̈ܐ (qupsē)	3rd person	ܩܘܼܦܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qupsūh)	ܩܘܼܦܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qupsōh)	ܩܘܼܦܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qupshōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܩܲܦܸܣ (mqappis)
  • ܡܩܲܦܣܵܐ (mqapsā, “cube”)