ܩܦܠܐܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܦܠܐܘܢ, from Ancient Greek κεφάλαιον (kephálaion).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qiːpɑːˈliːʔon.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qiːpɑːˈliːjun.]

Noun

ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ • (qēpālēʾon) m sg (plural ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܹ̈ܐ (qēpālēʾē))

1. chapter (main division of a book typically with a number or title)

   ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܒܸܬ ܩܵܪܲܚ ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܒܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ ܕܚܲܕܸܥܣܲܪ.

   aḥnan bit qāraḥ but āhā b-qēpālēʾon d-ḥadiʿsar.

   We will read about this in chapter eleven.

2. a distinctive period in history or in a person's life.

   ܥܲܡܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܫܲܪܘܼܝܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܒܬܲܫܥܝܼܬܹܗ.

   ʿammā d-āšor šaruyē ìlēh qēpālēʾon ḥadtā b-tašʿītēh.

   The people of Assyria are beginning a new chapter in their history.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōn)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܝܼ (qēpālēˀōnī)		ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܲܢ (qēpālēˀōnan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (qēpālēˀōnūḵ)	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (qēpālēˀōnāḵ)	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōn)	3rd person	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܹܗ (qēpālēˀōnēh)	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܘܿܗ̇ (qēpālēˀōnōh)	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܝܼ̈ (qēpālēˀī)		ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܲܢ̈ (qēpālēˀan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qēpālēˀūḵ)	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qēpālēˀāḵ)	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܹ̈ܐ (qēpālēˀē)	3rd person	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qēpālēˀūh)	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qēpālēˀōh)	ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qēpālēhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܩܐܦܐܠܐܘܢ (qʾpʾlʾwn), ܩܗܦܐܠܐܘܢ (qhpʾlʾwn), ܩܦܐܠܐܘܢ (qpʾlʾwn), ܩܐܦܠܘܢ (qʾplwn), קפלאון (qeppalleʾōn)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεφάλαιον (kephálaion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɛp.pal.leˈʔon]

Noun

ܩܦܠܐܘܢ • (qeppalleʾōn) m (plural ܩܦܠܐܐ)

1. chapter (of book)
2. main thing, foremost matter
3. greater part
4. summary
5. sum (of money)

Descendants

• → Arabic: قَفْلَة (qafla)

References

• “qplˀwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-27
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 326a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 1393a
• Toll, Christopher (1969) “Einige metrologische und metallurgische Termini im Arabischen”, in Orientalia Suecana‎^[1] (in German), volume 18, pages 142–144