ܚܨܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Probably from an earlier uncontracted form ܚܪܨܐ (ḥarṣā), from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Hebrew חֲלָצַיִם (ḥălāṣáyim).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [xasˤsˤaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [xaːsˤːa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [xaːsˤːa]
Noun
ܚܲܨܵܐ • (ḥaṣṣā) m (plural ܚܲܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥaṣṣē) or ܚܲܨܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥaṣṣānē))
- (anatomy) back
- (figuratively) back side
- ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܨܲܢ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇
- ˁēdtā ˁal ḥaṣṣan īlāh
- The church is situated behind us.
- girdle, belt
Usage notes
The plural ܚܲܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥaṣṣē) is used for the backs of humans while the plural ܚܲܨܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥaṣṣānē) is used for the backs of animals.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܲܨ (ḥaṣ) | 1st person | ܚܲܨܝܼ (ḥaṣī) | ܚܲܨܲܢ (ḥaṣṣan) | |||
| construct | ܚܲܨ (ḥaṣ) | 2nd person | ܚܲܨܘܼܟ݂ (ḥaṣōḵ) | ܚܲܨܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥaṣṣāḵ) | ܚܲܨܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaṣṣawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܲܨܵܐ (ḥaṣṣā) | 3rd person | ܚܲܨܹܗ (ḥaṣṣēh) | ܚܲܨܵܗ̇ (ḥaṣṣāh) | ܚܲܨܗܘܿܢ (ḥaṣhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܚܲܨܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥaṣīn) | 1st person | ܚܲܨܝܼ̈ (ḥaṣī) | ܚܲܨܲܢ̈ (ḥaṣṣan) | |||
| construct | ܚܲܨܲܝ̈ (ḥaṣṣay) | 2nd person | ܚܲܨܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥaṣōḵ) | ܚܲܨܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥaṣṣāḵ) | ܚܲܨܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaṣṣawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܲܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥaṣṣē) | 3rd person | ܚܲܨܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥaṣūh) | ܚܲܨܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥaṣṣōh) | ܚܲܨܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥaṣṣayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܚܲܨ (bāṯar ḥaṣ, “behind”)
- ܥܵܪܹܐ ܚܲܨܵܐ (ˁārē ḥaṣṣā, “to form a team, unite”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Probably from an earlier uncontracted form ܚܪܨܐ (ḥarṣā). Compare Hebrew חֲלָצַיִם (ḥălāṣáyim).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħasˤsˤɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħasˤsˤe] (plural)
Noun
ܚܨܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܨܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܨ | 1st person | ܚܨܝ | ܚܨܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܨ | 2nd person | ܚܨܟ | ܚܨܟܝ | ܚܨܟܘܢ | ܚܨܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܨܐ | 3rd person | ܚܨܗ | ܚܨܗ | ܚܨܗܘܢ | ܚܨܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܚܨܝܢ | 1st person | ܚܨܝ | ܚܨܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܨܝ | 2nd person | ܚܨܝܟ | ܚܨܝܟܝ | ܚܨܝܟܘܢ | ܚܨܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܨܐ | 3rd person | ܚܨܘܗܝ | ܚܨܝܗ | ܚܨܝܗܘܢ | ܚܨܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “ḥṣ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 114a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 154a
- 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, →ISBN, pages 482b–483a