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
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