ܩܘܦܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܦ-ܕ (q-p-d) related to bristling. Compare Arabic قُنْفُذ (qunfuḏ) and Hebrew קִפּוֹד (qippôḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qup(pə)ðɑ], [qop(pə)ðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qup(pə)ðe], [qop(pə)ðe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܦܕܐ • (quppəḏā, qoppəḏā) f (plural ܩܘܦܕܐ (quppəḏē, qoppəḏē))

1. porcupine, hedgehog
2. kind of fish

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܘܦܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܘܦܕ	ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
construct	ܩܘܦܕ	ܩܘܦܕܝ
emphatic	ܩܘܦܕܐ	ܩܘܦܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܘܦܕܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܘܦܕܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟܝܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܘܦܕܗܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܘܦܕܗܝܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κοπάδιον (kopádion). Compare Hebrew קִפּוּד (qippûḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qup(pə)dɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qup(pə)de] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܦܕܐ • (quppəḏā) m (plural ܩܘܦܕܐ (quppəḏē))

1. cutlet, chop, piece of meat
2. long staff

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܘܦܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܘܦܕ	ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
construct	ܩܘܦܕ	ܩܘܦܕܝ
emphatic	ܩܘܦܕܐ	ܩܘܦܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܘܦܕܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܘܦܕܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟܝܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܘܦܕܗܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܘܦܕܗܝܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• ܩܘܦܕܝ, ܩܘܦܕܝܢ, ܩܘܦܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qufdɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qufde] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܦܕܐ • (qup̄dā) m (plural ܩܘܦܕܐ (qup̄dē))

1. owl

Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

    declension of ܩܘܦܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܦܘܕ	ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
construct	ܩܦܘܕ	ܩܘܦܕܝ
emphatic	ܩܘܦܕܐ	ܩܘܦܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܘܦܕܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܘܦܕܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܘܦܕܟܝܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܘܦܕܗܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܘܦܕܗܝܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܩܦܘܦܐ (qappūp̄ā)
• ܥܘܕܐ (ʕōḏā)

References

• “qwpd²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qwpd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qwpdˀ”, 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, pages 314b, 325b, 421
• 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, page 1339b