ܩܘܦ

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤒𐤅𐤐‎ (qwp, literally “needle eye”); compare Hebrew קוּף‎ (kuf), Arabic قَاف‎ (qāf) and Ancient Greek ϙόππᾰ (qóppa).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qopː]

ܩܘܿܦ • (qōp) f

1. qoph (the nineteenth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

• (symbol) ܩ‎
• (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ‎ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂‎ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ‎ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂‎ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ‎ (hē), ܘܲܘ‎ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ‎ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂‎ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂‎ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂‎ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ‎ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂‎ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ‎ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ‎ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂‎ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ‎ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ‎ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ‎ (ṣāḏē), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), ܪܹܝܫ‎ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ‎ (šīn), ܬܲܘ‎ (taw), ^{(Category: aii:Assyrian letter names)}

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qopː]

ܩܘܿܦ • (qōp) m sg (plural ܩܘܿܦܲܝ̈‎ (qopay), feminine ܩܘܿܦܲܬ‎ (qopat))

1. construct state singular of ܩܘܿܦܵܐ‎ (qōpā, “monkey”)

Possible calque of English monkey.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qaw.wɪp.]

ܩܲܘܸܦ • (qawwip) (present participle ܩܲܘܘܼܦܹܐ‎ (qawwūpē), past participle ܩܘܼܘܸܦܵܐ‎ (qūwippā))

1. (informal) to monkey, meddle; to mess (with).
2. (informal) to monkey, to act foolishly

   Synonym: ܡܟܲܠܒܸܢ‎ (mkalbin)

   ‏ܒܲܣܵܐ ܩܲܘܸܦ ܘܝܬܘܿܒ݂!‎‎ ― bassā qawwip w-itōḇ! ― Stop monkeying around and sit down!