ܩܘܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܘ ܦ (q w p)
2 terms

ܩܘܦܐ

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	–		1st person	ܩܘܿܦܝܼ (qōpī)		ܩܘܿܦܲܢ (qōpan)
	construct	ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)		2nd person	ܩܘܿܦܘܼܟ݂ (qōpūḵ)	ܩܘܿܦܵܟ݂ܝ (qōpāḵ)	ܩܘܿܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qōpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܿܦܵܐ (qōpā)		3rd person	ܩܘܿܦܹܗ (qōpēh)	ܩܘܿܦܵܗ̇ (qōpāh)	ܩܘܿܦܗܘܿܢ (qōphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܘܿܦܝܼ̈ (qōpī)		ܩܘܿܦܲܢ̈ (qōpan)
	construct	ܩܘܿܦܲܝ̈ (qōpay)		2nd person	ܩܘܿܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qōpūḵ)	ܩܘܿܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qōpāḵ)	ܩܘܿܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qōpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܿܦܹ̈ܐ (qōpē)		3rd person	ܩܘܿܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qōpūh)	ܩܘܿܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qōpōh)	ܩܘܿܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qōphōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܩܲܘܸܦ (mqawwip)
• ܩܘܿܦܵܝܵܐ (qōpāyā)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic קוּפָּא (quppā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qup.pɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܦܵܐ • (qūpā) m sg (plural 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	–		1st person	ܩܘܼܦܝܼ (qūpī)		ܩܘܼܦܲܢ (qūpan)
	construct	ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܦܘܼܟ݂ (qūpūḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ (qūpāḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qūpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܦܵܐ (qūpā)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܦܹܗ (qūpēh)	ܩܘܼܦܵܗ̇ (qūpāh)	ܩܘܼܦܗܘܿܢ (quphōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܘܼܦܝܼ̈ (qūpī)		ܩܘܼܦܲܢ̈ (qūpan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܦܲܝ̈ (qūpay)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܦܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qūpūḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qūpāḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qūpāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܦܹ̈ܐ (qūpē)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܦܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qūpūh)	ܩܘܼܦ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qūpōh)	ܩܘܼܦܗ̈ܘܿܢ (quphōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qofɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qofe(ʔ)] (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, p. 314b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, pp. 1338b-1339a