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

    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