ܩܘܦܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܘܦܠܐ

Root
ܩ ܦ ܠ (q p l)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic פוּפְלָא (qup̄lā, “bolt; bond”), from Latin cōpula; compare also borrowed into Arabic قُفْل (qufl).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qup.lɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܦܠܵܐ • (quplā) m (plural ܩܘܼܦܠܹ̈ܐ (quplē))

1. lock, bolt

   ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܓܹܢܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܚܕܵܪܵܐ ܠܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܕܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܩܘܼܦܠܵܐ ܘܩܕܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܩܸܘܝܹ̈ܐ.

   min yatīr gēnāḇē biḥdārā l-šḇāḇūtā, kē dāḇēr tarˁā b-quplā w-qdīlā yatīr qiwyē.

   With more theives going around the neighbourhood, he locks the door with a harder lock and key.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܦܠܵܐ (quplā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܘܼܦܠܝܼ (quplī)		ܩܘܼܦܠܲܢ (quplan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܦܠ (qupl)	2nd person	ܩܘܼܦܠܘܼܟ݂ (quplūḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܠܵܟ݂ܝ (quplāḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (quplāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܦܠܵܐ (quplā)	3rd person	ܩܘܼܦܠܹܗ (quplēh)	ܩܘܼܦܠܵܗ̇ (quplāh)	ܩܘܼܦܠܗܘܿܢ (quplhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܘܼܦܠܝܼ̈ (quplī)		ܩܘܼܦܠܲܢ̈ (quplan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܦܠܲܝ̈ (quplay)	2nd person	ܩܘܼܦܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (quplūḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (quplāḵ)	ܩܘܼܦܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (quplāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܦܠܹ̈ܐ (quplē)	3rd person	ܩܘܼܦܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (quplūh)	ܩܘܼܦܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (quplōh)	ܩܘܼܦܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (quplhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܵܦܹܠ (qāpēl, “to lock”)
• ܩܵܦܘܿܠܵܐ (qāpōlā, “locksmith”)