ܩܘܦܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܦ ܕ (q p d)
2 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac from Aramaic קוּפּדָא (quppəḏā) from a root related to bristling; compare also borrowed into Arabic قُنْفُذ (qunfuḏ) and Hebrew קִפּוֹד (qipód) and also possibly a doublet of ܩܘܼܦܬܵܐ (quptā, owl).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [quppəðɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܵܐ • (qupḏāf (plural ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qupḏē))

  1. (literary) porcupine, hedgehog
    Synonym: ܓܕ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (gḏōḏā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܘܼܦܲܕ݂ (qūpaḏ) 1st person ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܝܼ (qupḏī) ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܲܢ (qupḏan)
construct ܩܘܼܦܲܕ݂ (qūpaḏ) 2nd person ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qupḏōḵ) ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qupḏāḵ) ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qupḏawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܵܐ (qupḏā) 3rd person ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܹܗ (qupḏēh) ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (qupḏāh) ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qupḏhōn)
plural absolute ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (qupḏīn) 1st person ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (qupḏī) ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (qupḏan)
construct ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (qupḏay) 2nd person ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qupḏōḵ) ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qupḏāḵ) ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qupḏawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qupḏē) 3rd person ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qupḏūh) ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qupḏōh) ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qupḏayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܩܘܼܦܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ (qupḏā d-yāmā, sea urchin, literally porcupine of the sea).

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ ܦ ܕ related to bristling. Compare Arabic قُنْفُذ (qunfuḏ) and Hebrew קִפּוֹד (qippôḏ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qup(pə)ðɑ], [qop(pə)ðɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qup(pə)ðe], [qop(pə)ðe] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܦܕܐ • (quppəḏā, qoppəḏāf (plural ܩܘܦܕܐ (quppəḏē, qoppəḏē))

  1. porcupine, hedgehog
  2. kind of fish
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܘܦܕܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܘܦܕ 1st person ܩܘܦܕܝ ܩܘܦܕܢ
construct ܩܘܦܕ 2nd person ܩܘܦܕܟ ܩܘܦܕܟܝ ܩܘܦܕܟܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܘܦܕܐ 3rd person ܩܘܦܕܗ ܩܘܦܕܗ ܩܘܦܕܗܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܘܦܕܝܢ 1st person ܩܘܦܕܝ ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
construct ܩܘܦܕܝ 2nd person ܩܘܦܕܝܟ ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝ ܩܘܦܕܝܟܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܘܦܕܐ 3rd person ܩܘܦܕܘܗܝ ܩܘܦܕܝܗ ܩܘܦܕܝܗܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κοπάδιον (kopádion). Compare Hebrew קִפּוּד (qippûḏ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qup(pə)dɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qup(pə)de] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܦܕܐ • (quppəḏām (plural ܩܘܦܕܐ (quppəḏē))

  1. cutlet, chop, piece of meat
  2. long staff
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܘܦܕܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܘܦܕ 1st person ܩܘܦܕܝ ܩܘܦܕܢ
construct ܩܘܦܕ 2nd person ܩܘܦܕܟ ܩܘܦܕܟܝ ܩܘܦܕܟܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܘܦܕܐ 3rd person ܩܘܦܕܗ ܩܘܦܕܗ ܩܘܦܕܗܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܘܦܕܝܢ 1st person ܩܘܦܕܝ ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
construct ܩܘܦܕܝ 2nd person ܩܘܦܕܝܟ ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝ ܩܘܦܕܝܟܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܘܦܕܐ 3rd person ܩܘܦܕܘܗܝ ܩܘܦܕܝܗ ܩܘܦܕܝܗܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qufdɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qufde] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܦܕܐ • (qup̄dām (plural ܩܘܦܕܐ (qup̄dē))

  1. owl
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܘܦܕܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܦܘܕ 1st person ܩܘܦܕܝ ܩܘܦܕܢ
construct ܩܦܘܕ 2nd person ܩܘܦܕܟ ܩܘܦܕܟܝ ܩܘܦܕܟܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܘܦܕܐ 3rd person ܩܘܦܕܗ ܩܘܦܕܗ ܩܘܦܕܗܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܘܦܕܝܢ 1st person ܩܘܦܕܝ ܩܘܦܕܝܢ
construct ܩܘܦܕܝ 2nd person ܩܘܦܕܝܟ ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝ ܩܘܦܕܝܟܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܘܦܕܐ 3rd person ܩܘܦܕܘܗܝ ܩܘܦܕܝܗ ܩܘܦܕܝܗܘܢ ܩܘܦܕܝܗܝܢ
Synonyms

References

  • qwpd2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • qwpd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • qwpdˀ”, 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, pages 314b, 325b, 421
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 497a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 1339b