ܩܦܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܦ ܣ (q p s)
5 terms
ܩܦܣܐ ܒܪܩܝܐ

Neologism, a partial phono-semantic matching of Arabic قَابِس from the verb ܩܵܦܹܣ (qāpēs, to contract together; to contain, store).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qɪp.sɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܦܣܵܐ • (qipsā) m sg (plural ܩܸܦܣܹ̈ܐ (qipsē))

  1. (electricity) plug, connector
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of ܩܵܦܹܣ (qāpēs, to contract).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qəpɑːsɑː]

Noun

ܩܦܵܣܵܐ • (qpāsā) m sg (plural ܩܦܵܣܹ̈ܐ (qpāsē))

  1. (medicine) contraction, convulsion, spasm
  2. store, storehouse, granary
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܩܦܵܣܵܐ (bēṯ qpāsā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κάψος (kápsos) or Latin capsus.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qafsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qafse] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܣܐ • (qap̄sā) m (plural ܩܦܣܐ (qap̄sē))

  1. basket
  2. cage, birdcage
  3. enclosure, pen
Inflection
Descendants
  • Arabic: قفص (qafaṣ, qufṣ)
    • Gulf Arabic: قفص (gʊfəṣ)
    • Maltese: qafas
    • Kazakh: қапас (qapas)
    • Kurdish:
      Central Kurdish: قەفەس (qefes), قەفەز (qefez)
      Northern Kurdish: qefes
      Southern Kurdish: قەفەس (qefes), قەفەز (qefez)
    • Persian: قفس (qafas)

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܦ-ܣ (q-p-s) related to contracting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [q(ə)fɑsɑ], [qɛfsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [q(ə)fɑse], [qɛfse] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܣܐ • (qp̄āsā) m (plural ܩܦܣܐ (qp̄āsē))

  1. (medicine) contraction, convulsion, spasm
  2. store, storehouse, granary
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ-ܦ-ܣ (q-p-s) related to contracting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qufsɑ], [qɑfsɑ], [qɛfsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qufse], [qɑfse], [qɛfse] (plural)
  • Homophone: ܩܘܦܣܐ

Noun

ܩܦܣܐ • (qup̄sā) m (plural ܩܦܣܐ (qup̄sē))

  1. (anatomy) ham, hock; haunch
Inflection

References

  • qps2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • qpṣ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • qps”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • qwpsˀ”, 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 326b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 514b
  • 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, page 1395a
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