قفص
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قَفَص
Arabic
Etymology
From Aramaic קוּפְסָא (qūp̄sā) / קַפְצָא (qap̄əṣā) / ܩܰܦܣܳܐ (qap̄əsā) / ܩܰܦܨܳܐ (qap̄əṣā, “cage”), from Ancient Greek κάψος (kápsos) or Latin capsus.
Pronunciation
Noun
قَفَص or قُفْص • (qafaṣ or qufṣ) m (plural أَقْفَاص (ʔaqfāṣ))
- cage, birdcage, pen, coop
- basket, particularly if it is similar in mould to a cage
- Synonym: سَلَّة (salla)
- thorax
Declension
Declension of noun قَفَص (qafaṣ); قُفْص (qufṣ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَفَص; قُفْص qafaṣ; qufṣ |
الْقَفَص; الْقُفْص al-qafaṣ; al-qufṣ |
قَفَص; قُفْص qafaṣ; qufṣ |
| Nominative | قَفَصٌ; قُفْصٌ qafaṣun; qufṣun |
الْقَفَصُ; الْقُفْصُ al-qafaṣu; al-qufṣu |
قَفَصُ; قُفْصُ qafaṣu; qufṣu |
| Accusative | قَفَصًا; قُفْصًا qafaṣan; qufṣan |
الْقَفَصَ; الْقُفْصَ al-qafaṣa; al-qufṣa |
قَفَصَ; قُفْصَ qafaṣa; qufṣa |
| Genitive | قَفَصٍ; قُفْصٍ qafaṣin; qufṣin |
الْقَفَصِ; الْقُفْصِ al-qafaṣi; al-qufṣi |
قَفَصِ; قُفْصِ qafaṣi; qufṣi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قَفَصَيْن; قُفْصَيْن qafaṣayn; qufṣayn |
الْقَفَصَيْن; الْقُفْصَيْن al-qafaṣayn; al-qufṣayn |
قَفَصَيْ; قُفْصَيْ qafaṣay; qufṣay |
| Nominative | قَفَصَانِ; قُفْصَانِ qafaṣāni; qufṣāni |
الْقَفَصَانِ; الْقُفْصَانِ al-qafaṣāni; al-qufṣāni |
قَفَصَا; قُفْصَا qafaṣā; qufṣā |
| Accusative | قَفَصَيْنِ; قُفْصَيْنِ qafaṣayni; qufṣayni |
الْقَفَصَيْنِ; الْقُفْصَيْنِ al-qafaṣayni; al-qufṣayni |
قَفَصَيْ; قُفْصَيْ qafaṣay; qufṣay |
| Genitive | قَفَصَيْنِ; قُفْصَيْنِ qafaṣayni; qufṣayni |
الْقَفَصَيْنِ; الْقُفْصَيْنِ al-qafaṣayni; al-qufṣayni |
قَفَصَيْ; قُفْصَيْ qafaṣay; qufṣay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَقْفَاص ʔaqfāṣ |
الْأَقْفَاص al-ʔaqfāṣ |
أَقْفَاص ʔaqfāṣ |
| Nominative | أَقْفَاصٌ ʔaqfāṣun |
الْأَقْفَاصُ al-ʔaqfāṣu |
أَقْفَاصُ ʔaqfāṣu |
| Accusative | أَقْفَاصًا ʔaqfāṣan |
الْأَقْفَاصَ al-ʔaqfāṣa |
أَقْفَاصَ ʔaqfāṣa |
| Genitive | أَقْفَاصٍ ʔaqfāṣin |
الْأَقْفَاصِ al-ʔaqfāṣi |
أَقْفَاصِ ʔaqfāṣi |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: قفص (gʊfəṣ)
- Maltese: qafas
- → Kazakh: қапас (qapas)
- → Kurdish:
- → Persian: قفس (qafas)
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 118–119
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “قفص”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2551
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1879) “Bibliographische Anzeigen: Sindban oder die sieben weisen Meister. Syrisch und deutsch. Von Friedrich Baethgen. Leipzig 1879. (38 und 26 S. in Octav)”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 33, page 516
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ق ف ص |
| 1 term |