قفص

Meaning

1. cage, birdcage, pen, coop
2. basket, particularly if it is similar in mould to a cage
3. thorax

Concepts

cage

prisoner’s dock

Translations

Käfig

jaula

cage

gaiola

gabbia

cavea

kooi

vogelkooi

alcahaz

gàbia

kuş kafesi

Vogelbauer

Zwinger

Vogelkäfig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/qa.fasˤ/

Etymology

From Aramaic קוּפְסָא (qūp̄sā) / קַפְצָא (qap̄əṣā) / ܩܰܦܣܳܐ (qap̄əsā) / ܩܰܦܨܳܐ (qap̄əṣā, “cage”), from Ancient Greek κάψος (kápsos) or Latin capsus.