ܩܪܩܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qarqapθaː]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [qarqɪpθa]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qarqɪmta]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qɪrqɪpta]

Noun

ܩܲܪܩܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ • (qarqapṯā) f (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܩܲܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qarqapyāṯā))

1. skull, head

   Synonyms: ܩܲܪܥܵܐ (qarˁā), ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܩܪܩܒܬܐ (qarqaḇṯā)

Etymology

Compare Hebrew קַרְקֶפֶת (qarqép̄eṯ). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qarqaf(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qarq(ə)fɑθɑ], [qarqafjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܩܦܬܐ • (qarqap̄ṯā) f (plural ܩܪܩܦܝܬܐ (qarqap̄yāṯā) or ܩܪܩܦܬܐ (qarqəp̄āṯā))

1. skull, head
2. chief, prince
3. capitation, head tax
4. top, peak, summit
5. (geography) hill
6. (architecture) gable

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܩܦܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܩܦܐ		1st person	ܩܪܩܦܬܝ		ܩܪܩܦܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܩܦܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܩܦܬܟ	ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝ	ܩܪܩܦܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܩܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܩܦܬܗ	ܩܪܩܦܬܗ	ܩܪܩܦܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܩܦܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܩܦܝܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܢ		1st person	ܩܪܩܦܝܬܝ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܝ		ܩܪܩܦܝܬܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܢ
	construct	ܩܪܩܦܝܬ ,ܩܪܩܦܬ		2nd person	ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟ	ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝ	ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܩܦܝܬܐ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܩܦܝܬܗ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܗ	ܩܪܩܦܝܬܗ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܗ	ܩܪܩܦܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܩܦܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qrqph”, 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 332a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 521b
• 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 1417a