ܩܦܠܐܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [qiːpɑːˈliːʔon.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [qiːpɑːˈliːjun.]

Noun

ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ • (qēpālēʾon) m sg (plural ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܹ̈ܐ (qēpālēʾē))

  1. chapter (main division of a book typically with a number or title)
    ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܒܸܬ ܩܵܪܲܚ ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܒܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ ܕܚܲܕܸܥܣܲܪ.
    aḥnan bit qāraḥ but āhā b-qēpālēʾon d-ḥadiʿsar.
    We will read about this in chapter eleven.
  2. a distinctive period in history or in a person's life.
    ܥܲܡܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܫܲܪܘܼܝܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܒܬܲܫܥܝܼܬܹܗ.
    ʿammā d-āšor šaruyē ìlēh qēpālēʾon ḥadtā b-tašʿītēh.
    The people of Assyria are beginning a new chapter in their history.

Inflection
Inflection of ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ (qēpālēˀōn)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܝܼ
(qēpālēˀōnī)		 ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܲܢ
(qēpālēˀōnan)
construct – 2nd person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂
(qēpālēˀōnūḵ)		 ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(qēpālēˀōnāḵ)		 ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(qēpālēˀōnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ
(qēpālēˀōn)		 3rd person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܹܗ
(qēpālēˀōnēh)		 ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܘܿܗ̇
(qēpālēˀōnōh)		 ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ
(qēpālēˀōnhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܝܼ̈
(qēpālēˀī)		 ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܲܢ̈
(qēpālēˀan)
construct – 2nd person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(qēpālēˀūḵ)		 ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(qēpālēˀāḵ)		 ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(qēpālēˀāwḵōn)
emphatic ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܹ̈ܐ
(qēpālēˀē)		 3rd person ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(qēpālēˀūh)		 ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(qēpālēˀōh)		 ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(qēpālēhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms
  • ܩܐܦܐܠܐܘܢ (qʾpʾlʾwn), ܩܗܦܐܠܐܘܢ (qhpʾlʾwn), ܩܦܐܠܐܘܢ (qpʾlʾwn), ܩܐܦܠܘܢ (qʾplwn), קפלאון (qeppalleʾōn)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεφάλαιον (kephálaion).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [qɛp.pal.leˈʔon]

Noun

ܩܦܠܐܘܢ • (qeppalleʾōn) m (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, page 1393a
  • Toll, Christopher (1969) “Einige metrologische und metallurgische Termini im Arabischen”, in Orientalia Suecana‎ (in German), volume 18, pages 142–144
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