ܩܘܦܣܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܦ ܣ (q p s)
5 terms
ܩܘܦܣܐ

From Aramaic קַפְסָא (qap̄əsā), from Ancient Greek κάψος (kápsos), from Latin capsus; compare also borrowed into Hebrew קֻפְסָה (kufsá) and Arabic قُفْص (qufṣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܘܼܦܣܵܐ (qupsām sg (plural ܩܘܼܦܣܹ̈ܐ (qupsē))

  1. cage, birdcage, pen, coop
    Synonyms: ܩܠܘܼܒ݂ܝܵܐ (qluḇyā), ܢܵܡܲܪܬܵܐ (nāmartā)
  2. (dialectal) checker, checkbox
  3. (dated) box or basket, particularly if it is similar in mould to a cage
    Synonyms: ܣܲܠܵܐ (sallā), ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ (ṣandūqā)

Inflection

    Inflection of ܩܘܼܦܣܵܐ (qupsā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܩܘܼܦܣܝܼ
(qupsī)
ܩܘܼܦܣܲܢ
(qupsan)
construct ܩܘܼܦܲܣ
(qūpas)
2nd person ܩܘܼܦܣܘܼܟ݂
(qupsūḵ)
ܩܘܼܦܣܵܟ݂ܝ
(qupsāḵ)
ܩܘܼܦܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(qupsāwḵōn)
emphatic ܩܘܼܦܣܵܐ
(qupsā)
3rd person ܩܘܼܦܣܹܗ
(qupsēh)
ܩܘܼܦܣܵܗ̇
(qupsāh)
ܩܘܼܦܣܗܘܿܢ
(qupshōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܩܘܼܦܣܝܼ̈
(qupsī)
ܩܘܼܦܣܲܢ̈
(qupsan)
construct ܩܘܼܦܣܲܝ̈
(qupsay)
2nd person ܩܘܼܦܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(qupsūḵ)
ܩܘܼܦܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(qupsāḵ)
ܩܘܼܦܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(qupsāwḵōn)
emphatic ܩܘܼܦܣܹ̈ܐ
(qupsē)
3rd person ܩܘܼܦܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(qupsūh)
ܩܘܼܦܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(qupsōh)
ܩܘܼܦܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(qupshōn)

Derived terms