ܩܪܩܦܬܐ
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))
- skull, head
- chief, prince
- capitation, head tax
- top, peak, summit
- (geography) hill
- (architecture) gable
Inflection
declension of ܩܪܩܦܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܪܩܦܐ | ܩܪܩܦܝܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܢ |
| construct | ܩܪܩܦܬ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬ ,ܩܪܩܦܬ |
| emphatic | ܩܪܩܦܬܐ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬܐ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܪܩܦܬܝ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬܝ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܪܩܦܬܟ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܪܩܦܬܗ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬܗ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܪܩܦܬܗ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬܗ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܪܩܦܬܢ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܪܩܦܬܟܘܢ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝܢ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܪܩܦܬܗܘܢ | ܩܪܩܦܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܪܩܦܬܗܝܢ | 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