ܩܦܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic قَفَا (qafā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qɑfjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qɑfje(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܩܦܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܦܝܐ)
- (anatomy) nape, cervical vertebrae
Inflection
inflection of ܩܦܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܦܝ | ܩܦܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܦܝ | ܩܦܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܦܝܐ | ܩܦܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܦܝܝ | ܩܦܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܦܝܟ | ܩܦܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܦܝܟܝ | ܩܦܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܦܝܗ | ܩܦܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܦܝܗ | ܩܦܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܦܝܢ | ܩܦܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܦܝܟܘܢ | ܩܦܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܦܝܟܝܢ | ܩܦܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܦܝܗܘܢ | ܩܦܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܦܝܗܝܢ | ܩܦܝܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܩ-ܦ-ܐ (q-p-ʾ) related to heaping up.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [q(ə)fɑjɑ(ʔ)], [qɛfjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [q(ə)fɑje(ʔ)], [qɛfje(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܩܦܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܦܝܐ)
- heap, mass, flotsam
Inflection
inflection of ܩܦܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܦܝ | ܩܦܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܩܦܝ | ܩܦܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܩܦܝܐ | ܩܦܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܦܝܝ | ܩܦܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܦܝܟ | ܩܦܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܦܝܟܝ | ܩܦܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܦܝܗ | ܩܦܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܦܝܗ | ܩܦܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܦܝܢ | ܩܦܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܦܝܟܘܢ | ܩܦܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܦܝܟܝܢ | ܩܦܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܦܝܗܘܢ | ܩܦܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܦܝܗܝܢ | ܩܦܝܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “qpy”, 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. 325a, b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 513b
- 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. 1391a