ܩܘܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤒𐤅𐤐 (qwp, literally “needle eye”); compare Hebrew קוּף (kuf), Arabic قَاف (qāf) and Ancient Greek ϙόππᾰ (qóppă).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qopː]

Noun

ܩܘܿܦ • (qōp) f

  1. qoph (the nineteenth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
Usage notes
  • Qōp represents the number hundred in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
Coordinate terms
  • (symbol) ܩ
Assyrian alphabetedit

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qopː]

Noun

ܩܘܿܦ • (qōp) m sg (plural ܩܘܿܦܲܝ̈ (qōpay), feminine ܩܘܿܦܲܬ݂ (qōpaṯ))

  1. construct state singular of ܩܘܿܦܵܐ (qōpā, “monkey”)
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