ܩܦܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܦ ܠ (q p l)
3 terms

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܩܸܦܠܵܐ (qeplā, “bosom of a garment”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaplaː]

Noun

ܩܲܦܠܵܐ • (qaplā) m (plural ܩܲܦ̈ܠܹܐ (qaplē))

1. the area of the chest embraced in a hug (loosely the arms, chest, or bosom)

   ܦܫܝܼܛ ܠܹܗ ܐ̈ܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܗ ܘܒܪܘܿܢܹܗ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܒܩܲܦܠܹܗ ― pšīṭ lēh īḏāṯēh w-brōnēh ˁḇīr lēh bqaplēh ― He extended his arms and his son went in his chest.

   ܒܲܪ ܫܲܡܝܼܪܲܡ ܒܩܲܦܠܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ― bar šamīram bqaplī ìlēh ― Shammiram’s son is in my arms.

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܩܲܦܠܵܐ (bar qaplā, “babe in arms”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܦ-ܠ. Compare Arabic قُفْل (qufl) and Hebrew קֵפֶל (qḗp̄el).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qaflɑ(ʔ)], [qɛflɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qafle(ʔ)], [qɛfle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܦܠܐ)

1. (architecture) recess, nook, inner chamber
2. shrine
3. lining, inside of garment
4. secret, mystery
5. machination, snare
6. anything laid up: layer, treasure

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܦܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܦܠ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܟ	ܩܦܠܟܝ	ܩܦܠܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܦܠܝܢ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܝܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠܝ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܝܟ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝ	ܩܦܠܝܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܘܗܝ	ܩܦܠܝܗ	ܩܦܠܝܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛflɑ(ʔ)], [q(ə)fɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɛfle(ʔ)], [q(ə)fɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܦܠܐ)

1. turban, fillet

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܦܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܦܠ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܟ	ܩܦܠܟܝ	ܩܦܠܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܦܠܝܢ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܝܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠܝ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܝܟ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝ	ܩܦܠܝܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܘܗܝ	ܩܦܠܝܗ	ܩܦܠܝܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ-ܦ-ܠ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)fɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)fɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܦܠܐ)

1. departure
2. stripping, tearing off

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܦܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܦܠ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܟ	ܩܦܠܟܝ	ܩܦܠܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܦܠܝܢ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܝܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠܝ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܝܟ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝ	ܩܦܠܝܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܘܗܝ	ܩܦܠܝܗ	ܩܦܠܝܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑflɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑfle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܦܠܐ)

1. armful, sheaf

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܦܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܦܠ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܟ	ܩܦܠܟܝ	ܩܦܠܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܦܠܝܢ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܝܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠܝ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܝܟ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝ	ܩܦܠܝܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܘܗܝ	ܩܦܠܝܗ	ܩܦܠܝܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 5

From Arabic قَافْلَة (qāfla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑflɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑfle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܦܠܐ)

1. caravan

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܦܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܦܠ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܟ	ܩܦܠܟܝ	ܩܦܠܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܦܠܝܢ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܝܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠܝ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܝܟ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝ	ܩܦܠܝܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܘܗܝ	ܩܦܠܝܗ	ܩܦܠܝܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 6

From Ancient Greek κάπηλος (kápēlos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qappelɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qappele(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܦܠܐ)

1. innkeeper

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܦܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܦܠ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܟ	ܩܦܠܟܝ	ܩܦܠܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗ	ܩܦܠܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܦܠܝܢ		1st person	ܩܦܠܝ		ܩܦܠܝܢ
	construct	ܩܦܠܝ		2nd person	ܩܦܠܝܟ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝ	ܩܦܠܝܟܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܠܐ		3rd person	ܩܦܠܘܗܝ	ܩܦܠܝܗ	ܩܦܠܝܗܘܢ	ܩܦܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 7

From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qappɛlle(ʔ)] (singular and plural)
• IPA^(key): [qappɛllas] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܦܠܐܣ or ܩܐܦܠܐ or ܩܦܠܐ)

1. chapter

References

• “qpl”, 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, pp. 325b-326a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 514a
• 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, p. 1392a-b