Possibly from Ancient Greek κάρπᾰσος (kárpăsos, “flax, cotton”), from Biblical Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás, “a type of expensive fabric made of cotton”).
ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܵܐ • (qarpšūšā) m sg (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܹܐ (qarpšūšē))
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫ (qarpšūš) | 1st person | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܝܼ (qarpšūšī) | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܲܢ (qarpšūšan) | |||
| construct | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫ (qarpšūš) | 2nd person | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܘܼܟ݂ (qarpšūšōḵ) | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ (qarpšūšāḵ) | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarpšūšawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܵܐ (qarpšūšā) | 3rd person | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܹܗ (qarpšūšēh) | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܵܗ̇ (qarpšūšāh) | ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܗܘܿܢ (qarpšušhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܝܼܢ (qarpšūšīn) | 1st person | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܝܼ (qarpšūšī) | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܲܢ (qarpšūšan) | |||
| construct | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܲܝ (qarpšūšay) | 2nd person | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܘܼܟ݂ (qarpšūšōḵ) | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ (qarpšūšāḵ) | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarpšūšawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܹܐ (qarpšūšē) | 3rd person | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܘܼܗܝ (qarpšūšūh) | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܘܼܗ̇ (qarpšūšōh) | ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qarpšūšayhōn) | |||