ܩܦܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܦ ܣ (q p s)
5 terms

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))

(electricity) plug, connector

Inflection

Inflection of **ܩܸܦܣܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܩܦܲܣ (qpas)	1^st person	ܩܸܦܣܝܼ (qipsī)		ܩܸܦܣܲܢ (qipsan)
	construct	ܩܦܲܣ (qpas)	2^nd person	ܩܸܦܣܘܼܟ݂ (qipsōḵ)	ܩܸܦܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qipsāḵ)	ܩܸܦܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qipsawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܦܣܵܐ (qipsā)	3^rd person	ܩܸܦܣܹܗ (qipsēh)	ܩܸܦܣܵܗ̇ (qipsāh)	ܩܸܦܣܗܘܿܢ (qipshōn)
plural	absolute	ܩܸܦܣܝܼ̈ܢ (qipsīn)	1^st person	ܩܸܦܣܝܼ̈ (qipsī)		ܩܸܦܣܲܢ̈ (qipsan)
	construct	ܩܸܦܣܲܝ̈ (qipsay)	2^nd person	ܩܸܦܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qipsōḵ)	ܩܸܦܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qipsāḵ)	ܩܸܦܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qipsawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܦܣܹ̈ܐ (qipsē)	3^rd person	ܩܸܦܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qipsūh)	ܩܸܦܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qipsōh)	ܩܸܦܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qipsayhōn)

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))

(medicine) contraction, convulsion, spasm
store, storehouse, granary

Inflection

Inflection of **ܩܦܵܣܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܩܦܵܣ (qpās)	1^st person	ܩܦܵܣܝܼ (qpāsī)		ܩܦܵܣܲܢ (qpāsan)
	construct	ܩܦܵܣ (qpās)	2^nd person	ܩܦܵܣܘܼܟ݂ (qpāsōḵ)	ܩܦܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qpāsāḵ)	ܩܦܵܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qpāsawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܦܵܣܵܐ (qpāsā)	3^rd person	ܩܦܵܣܹܗ (qpāsēh)	ܩܦܵܣܵܗ̇ (qpāsāh)	ܩܦܵܣܗܘܿܢ (qpāshōn)
plural	absolute	ܩܦܵܣܝܼ̈ܢ (qpāsīn)	1^st person	ܩܦܵܣܝܼ̈ (qpāsī)		ܩܦܵܣܲܢ̈ (qpāsan)
	construct	ܩܦܵܣܲܝ̈ (qpāsay)	2^nd person	ܩܦܵܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qpāsōḵ)	ܩܦܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qpāsāḵ)	ܩܦܵܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qpāsawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܦܵܣܹ̈ܐ (qpāsē)	3^rd person	ܩܦܵܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qpāsūh)	ܩܦܵܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qpāsōh)	ܩܦܵܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qpāsayhōn)

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))

Inflection

Inflection of **ܩܦܣܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܦܣ	1^st person	ܩܦܣܝ		ܩܦܣܢ
	construct	ܩܦܣ	2^nd person	ܩܦܣܟ	ܩܦܣܟܝ	ܩܦܣܟܘܢ	ܩܦܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܣܐ	3^rd person	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܗܘܢ	ܩܦܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܦܣܝܢ	1^st person	ܩܦܣܝ		ܩܦܣܝܢ
	construct	ܩܦܣܝ	2^nd person	ܩܦܣܝܟ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝ	ܩܦܣܝܟܘܢ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܣܐ	3^rd person	ܩܦܣܘܗܝ	ܩܦܣܝܗ	ܩܦܣܝܗܘܢ	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)
    - → Romanian: cafas
    - → Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ка̀вез
      Latin script: kàvez

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ ܦ ܣ 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))

(medicine) contraction, convulsion, spasm
store, storehouse, granary

Inflection

Inflection of **ܩܦܣܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܦܣ	1^st person	ܩܦܣܝ		ܩܦܣܢ
	construct	ܩܦܣ	2^nd person	ܩܦܣܟ	ܩܦܣܟܝ	ܩܦܣܟܘܢ	ܩܦܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܣܐ	3^rd person	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܗܘܢ	ܩܦܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܦܣܝܢ	1^st person	ܩܦܣܝ		ܩܦܣܝܢ
	construct	ܩܦܣܝ	2^nd person	ܩܦܣܝܟ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝ	ܩܦܣܝܟܘܢ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܣܐ	3^rd person	ܩܦܣܘܗܝ	ܩܦܣܝܗ	ܩܦܣܝܗܘܢ	ܩܦܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܩ ܦ ܣ 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))

(anatomy) ham, hock; haunch

Inflection

Inflection of **ܩܦܣܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܦܣ	1^st person	ܩܦܣܝ		ܩܦܣܢ
	construct	ܩܦܣ	2^nd person	ܩܦܣܟ	ܩܦܣܟܝ	ܩܦܣܟܘܢ	ܩܦܣܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܣܐ	3^rd person	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܗ	ܩܦܣܗܘܢ	ܩܦܣܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܦܣܝܢ	1^st person	ܩܦܣܝ		ܩܦܣܝܢ
	construct	ܩܦܣܝ	2^nd person	ܩܦܣܝܟ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝ	ܩܦܣܝܟܘܢ	ܩܦܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܦܣܐ	3^rd person	ܩܦܣܘܗܝ	ܩܦܣܝܗ	ܩܦܣܝܗܘܢ	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, →ISBN, page 1395a