ܩܘܦܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܦ-ܕ 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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܦܕ		1st person	ܩܘܦܕܝ		ܩܘܦܕܢ
	construct	ܩܘܦܕ		2nd person	ܩܘܦܕܟ	ܩܘܦܕܟܝ	ܩܘܦܕܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܦܕܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܗܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܦܕܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܦܕܝ		ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
	construct	ܩܘܦܕܝ		2nd person	ܩܘܦܕܝܟ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܦܕܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܦܕܘܗܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗܘܢ	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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܦܕ		1st person	ܩܘܦܕܝ		ܩܘܦܕܢ
	construct	ܩܘܦܕ		2nd person	ܩܘܦܕܟ	ܩܘܦܕܟܝ	ܩܘܦܕܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܦܕܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܗܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܦܕܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܦܕܝ		ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
	construct	ܩܘܦܕܝ		2nd person	ܩܘܦܕܝܟ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܦܕܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܦܕܘܗܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗܘܢ	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

Inflection of ܩܘܦܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܦܘܕ		1st person	ܩܘܦܕܝ		ܩܘܦܕܢ
	construct	ܩܦܘܕ		2nd person	ܩܘܦܕܟ	ܩܘܦܕܟܝ	ܩܘܦܕܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܦܕܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܗ	ܩܘܦܕܗܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܦܕܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܦܕܝ		ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
	construct	ܩܘܦܕܝ		2nd person	ܩܘܦܕܝܟ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܘܢ	ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܦܕܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܦܕܘܗܝ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗ	ܩܘܦܕܝܗܘܢ	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