ܩܦܠܐܘܢ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܦܠܐܘܢ, Aramaic קפלאון (qeppalleʾōn), from Ancient Greek κεφάλαιον (kephálaion).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōnm sg (plural ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܹ̈ܐ (qēpālēˀē) or ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (qēpālēˀōnē))

  1. chapter (main division of a book typically with a number or title)
    Synonyms: ܬܲܪܥܵܐ (tarˁā), ܦܵܣܘܿܩܵܐ (pāsōqā)
    ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܒܸܬ ܩܵܪܹܝܚ ܥܲܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܒܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ ܕܚܕ݂ܲܥܣܲܪ.
    aḥnan bit qārēḥ ˁal hānā b-qēpālēˀōn d-ḥḏaˁsar.
    We will read about this in chapter eleven.
  2. a distinctive period in history or in a person's life.
    ܥܲܡܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܡܫܲܪܘܿܝܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܒܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ.
    ˁammā d-āšōr mšarōyē ìlēh qēpālēˀōn ḥadtā b-tašˁīṯēh.
    The people of Assyria are beginning a new chapter in their history.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōn) 1st person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܝܼ (qēpālēˀōnī) ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܲܢ (qēpālēˀōnan)
construct ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōn) 2nd person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (qēpālēˀōnōḵ) ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (qēpālēˀōnāḵ) ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōnawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōn) 3rd person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܹܗ (qēpālēˀōnēh) ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (qēpālēˀōnāh) ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōnhōn)
plural absolute ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܝܼ̈ܢ (qēpālēˀīn) 1st person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܝܼ̈ (qēpālēˀī) ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܲܢ̈ (qēpālēˀan)
construct ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܲܝ̈ (qēpālēyay) 2nd person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qēpālēˀōḵ) ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qēpālēˀāḵ) ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܹ̈ܐ (qēpālēˀē) 3rd person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qēpālēˀūh) ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (qēpālēˀōh) ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεφάλαιον (kephálaion).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܦܠܐܘܢ (qeppalleʾōnm (plural ܩܦܠܐܐ)

  1. chapter (of book)
  2. main thing, foremost matter
  3. greater part
  4. summary
  5. sum (of money)

Descendants

  • Arabic: قَفْلَة (qafla)

References

  • qplˀwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-27
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 326a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 514a
  • 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 1393a
  • Toll, Christopher (1969) “Einige metrologische und metallurgische Termini im Arabischen”, in Orientalia Suecana (in German), volume 18, pages 142–144