ܩܦܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܦ ܣ (q p s)
5 terms

ܩܦܣܐ ܒܪܩܝܐ

Neologism, a partial phono-semantic matching of Arabic قَابِس from the verb ܩܵܦܹܣ (qāpēs, “to contract together; to contain, store”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪp.sɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܦܣܵܐ • (qipsā) m sg (plural ܩܸܦܣܹ̈ܐ (qipsē))

1. (electricity) plug, connector

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܦܣܵܐ (qipsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܦܣܝܼ (qipsī)		ܩܸܦܣܲܢ (qipsan)
	construct	ܩܦܲܣ (qpas)	2nd person	ܩܸܦܣܘܼܟ݂ (qipsūḵ)	ܩܸܦܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qipsāḵ)	ܩܸܦܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qipsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܦܣܵܐ (qipsā)	3rd person	ܩܸܦܣܹܗ (qipsēh)	ܩܸܦܣܵܗ̇ (qipsāh)	ܩܸܦܣܗܘܿܢ (qipshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܦܣܝܼ̈ (qipsī)		ܩܸܦܣܲܢ̈ (qipsan)
	construct	ܩܸܦܣܲܝ̈ (qipsay)	2nd person	ܩܸܦܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qipsūḵ)	ܩܸܦܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qipsāḵ)	ܩܸܦܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qipsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܦܣܹ̈ܐ (qipsē)	3rd person	ܩܸܦܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qipsūh)	ܩܸܦܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qipsōh)	ܩܸܦܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qipshōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܩܦܣܵܢܵܐ (maqpsānā)

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of ܩܵܦܹܣ (qāpēs, “to contract”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qəpɑːsɑː]

Noun

ܩܦܵܣܵܐ • (qpāsā) m sg (plural ܩܦܵܣܹ̈ܐ (qpāsē))

1. (medicine) contraction, convulsion, spasm
2. store, storehouse, granary

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܦܵܣܵܐ (qpāsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܦܵܣܝܼ (qpāsī)		ܩܦܵܣܲܢ (qpāsan)
	construct	ܩܦܵܣ (qpās)	2nd person	ܩܦܵܣܘܼܟ݂ (qpāsūḵ)	ܩܦܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qpāsāḵ)	ܩܦܵܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qpāsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܦܵܣܵܐ (qpāsā)	3rd person	ܩܦܵܣܹܗ (qpāsēh)	ܩܦܵܣܵܗ̇ (qpāsāh)	ܩܦܵܣܗܘܿܢ (qpāshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܦܵܣܝܼ̈ (qpāsī)		ܩܦܵܣܲܢ̈ (qpāsan)
	construct	ܩܦܵܣܲܝ̈ (qpāsay)	2nd person	ܩܦܵܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qpāsūḵ)	ܩܦܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qpāsāḵ)	ܩܦܵܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qpāsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܦܵܣܹ̈ܐ (qpāsē)	3rd person	ܩܦܵܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qpāsūh)	ܩܦܵܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qpāsōh)	ܩܦܵܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qpāshōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܩܦܵܣܵܐ (bēṯ qpāsā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κάψος (kápsos) or Latin capsus.

Alternative forms

• ܩܦܨܐ (qap̄ṣɑ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qafsɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qafse] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܣܐ • (qap̄sā) m (plural ܩܦܣܐ (qap̄sē))

1. basket
2. cage, birdcage
3. enclosure, pen

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܦܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܦܣ	ܩܦܣܝܢ
construct	ܩܦܣ	ܩܦܣܝ
emphatic	ܩܦܣܐ	ܩܦܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܦܣܝ	ܩܦܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܦܣܟ	ܩܦܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܦܣܟܝ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܦܣܢ	ܩܦܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܦܣܟܘܢ	ܩܦܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܦܣܟܝܢ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܦܣܗܘܢ	ܩܦܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܦܣܗܝܢ	ܩܦܣܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: قفص (qafaṣ, qufṣ)
  • Gulf Arabic: قفص (gʊfəṣ)
  • Maltese: qafas
  • → Kazakh: қапас (qapas)
  • → Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: قەفەس (qefes), قەفەز (qefez)

    Northern Kurdish: qefes

    Southern Kurdish: قەفەس (qefes), قەفەز (qefez)

  • → Persian: قفس (qafas)
    • → Azerbaijani: qəfəs
    • → Gujarati: કફસ (kaphas)
    • → Hindustani:

      Hindi: क़फ़स (qafas)

      Urdu: قَفَس (qafas)

    • → Uyghur: قەپەز (qepez)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: قفس (kafes)
      • Turkish: kafes
      • → Albanian: kafaz
      • → Armenian: խաֆես (xafes), կաֆաս (kafas)
      • → Bulgarian: кафе́з (kaféz)
      • → Crimean Tatar: qafes
      • → Greek: καφάσι (kafási), καφασωτός (kafasotós)
      • → Macedonian: кафез (kafez)
      • → Serbo-Croatian:

        Cyrillic script: ка̀вез

        Latin script: kàvez

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܦ-ܣ (q-p-s) related to contracting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)fɑsɑ], [qɛfsɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)fɑse], [qɛfse] (plural)

Noun

ܩܦܣܐ • (qp̄āsā) m (plural ܩܦܣܐ (qp̄āsē))

1. (medicine) contraction, convulsion, spasm
2. store, storehouse, granary

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܦܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܦܣ	ܩܦܣܝܢ
construct	ܩܦܣ	ܩܦܣܝ
emphatic	ܩܦܣܐ	ܩܦܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܦܣܝ	ܩܦܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܦܣܟ	ܩܦܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܦܣܟܝ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܦܣܢ	ܩܦܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܦܣܟܘܢ	ܩܦܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܦܣܟܝܢ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܦܣܗܘܢ	ܩܦܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܦܣܗܝܢ	ܩܦܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ-ܦ-ܣ (q-p-s) related to contracting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qufsɑ], [qɑfsɑ], [qɛfsɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qufse], [qɑfse], [qɛfse] (plural)
• Homophone: ܩܘܦܣܐ

Noun

ܩܦܣܐ • (qup̄sā) m (plural ܩܦܣܐ (qup̄sē))

1. (anatomy) ham, hock; haunch

Inflection

    inflection of ܩܦܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܦܣ	ܩܦܣܝܢ
construct	ܩܦܣ	ܩܦܣܝ
emphatic	ܩܦܣܐ	ܩܦܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܦܣܝ	ܩܦܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܦܣܟ	ܩܦܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܦܣܟܝ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܦܣܢ	ܩܦܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܦܣܟܘܢ	ܩܦܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܦܣܟܝܢ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܦܣܗܘܢ	ܩܦܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܦܣܗܝܢ	ܩܦܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qps²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qpṣ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qps”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qwpsˀ”, 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 326b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 514b
• 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 1395a