ܩܘܦܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Also found in Classical Syriac as a variant of ܩܘܼܦ݂ܕܵܐ (qufdā) through devoicing of /d/ to /t/. Suggested further by 19th century scholars to be a variant of ܩܘܼܦ݁ܕ݂ܵܐ (quppəḏā) with the original meaning either “hedgehog” or “bird”. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. .
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [quptaː]
Noun
ܩܘܼܦܬܵܐ • (quptā) f (plural ܩ̈ܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qupyāṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܘܼܦܵܐ (qūpā) | 1st person | ܩܘܼܦܬܝܼ (quptī) | ܩܘܼܦܬܲܢ (quptan) | |||
| construct | ܩܘܼܦܲܬ݂ (qūpaṯ) | 2nd person | ܩܘܼܦܬܘܼܟ݂ (quptōḵ) | ܩܘܼܦܬܵܟ݂ܝ (quptāḵ) | ܩܘܼܦܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (quptawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܘܼܦܬܵܐ (quptā) | 3rd person | ܩܘܼܦܬܹܗ (quptēh) | ܩܘܼܦܬܵܗ̇ (quptāh) | ܩܘܼܦܬܗܘܿܢ (qupthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܩܘܼܦܝܵܢ̈ (qupyān) | 1st person | ܩܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (qupyāṯī) | ܩܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (qupyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܩܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂̈ (qupyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܩܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qupyāṯōḵ) | ܩܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qupyāṯāḵ) | ܩܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qupyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩ̈ܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qupyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܩ̈ܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qupyāṯēh) | ܩ̈ܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (qupyāṯāh) | ܩܘܼܦܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qupyāṯhōn) | |||