ܩܪܩܦܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܲܪܩܲܦܬ݂ܵܐ • (qarqapṯāf (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 • (qarqap̄ṯāf (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

Inflection of ܩܪܩܦܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܩܪܩܦܐ 1st person ܩܪܩܦܬܝ ܩܪܩܦܬܢ
construct ܩܪܩܦܬ 2nd person ܩܪܩܦܬܟ ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝ ܩܪܩܦܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܩܪܩܦܬܗ ܩܪܩܦܬܗ ܩܪܩܦܬܗܘܢ ܩܪܩܦܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܩܪܩܦܝܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܢ 1st person ܩܪܩܦܝܬܝ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܝ ܩܪܩܦܝܬܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܢ
construct ܩܪܩܦܝܬ ,ܩܪܩܦܬ 2nd person ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟ ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟܝ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝ ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟܘܢ ܩܪܩܦܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܩܪܩܦܝܬܐ , 3rd person ܩܪܩܦܝܬܗ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܗ ܩܪܩܦܝܬܗ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܗ ܩܪܩܦܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܩܪܩܦܬܗܘܢ 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, →ISBN, page 1417a