ܟܘܪܣܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא (kursəyā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (kussûm), from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (g̃ešgu-za /guza/); compare Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kisé), and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /kussīʾu/).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [kur.səjɑː]
Noun
ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ • (kursyā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kursawwāṯā) or ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܝܹܐ (kursyē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ (kursē) | 1st person | ܟܘܼܪܣܝܝܼ (kursyī) | ܟܘܼܪܣܝܲܢ (kursyan) | |||
| construct | ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ (kursē) | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܪܣܝܘܼܟ݂ (kursyōḵ) | ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܟ݂ܝ (kursyāḵ) | ܟܘܼܪܣܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kursyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ (kursyā) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܪܣܝܹܗ (kursyēh) | ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܗ̇ (kursyāh) | ܟܘܼܪܣܝܗܘܿܢ (kursihōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܢ (kursawwān) | 1st person | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (kursawwāṯī) | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (kursawwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ (kursawwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kursawwāṯōḵ) | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kursawwāṯāḵ) | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kursawwāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kursawwāṯā) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (kursawwāṯēh) | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kursawwāṯāh) | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kursawwāṯhōn) | |||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ܒܲܪ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ (bar kursyā, “colleague”)
- ܟܘܼܪܣܘܿܢܵܐ (kursōnā, “little chair”)
- ܟܘܼܪܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kursīṯā, “palanquin, litter, sedan chair”)
- ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ ܓܝܼ̈ܓ݂ܠܹܐ (kursē gīḡlē, “wheelchair”)
- ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kursē malkūṯā, “throne”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Akkadian kussûm, from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (g̃ešgu-za /guza/). Compare Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kissēʾ), and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /kussīʾu/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kurs(ə)jɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kurs(ə)je], [kursawwɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܟܘܪܣܝܐ • (kursəyā) m (plural ܟܘܪܣܘܬܐ or ܟܘܪܣܝܐ)
- seat, chair
- throne
- (ecclesiastical) episcopal see
- diocese, jurisdiction
- authority
- Synonym: ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
- head, leader
- palanquin, litter, sedan chair
- (architecture) pier, column, base
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܘܪܣܝ | 1st person | ܟܘܪܣܝܝ | ܟܘܪܣܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܘܪܣܝ | 2nd person | ܟܘܪܣܝܟ | ܟܘܪܣܝܟܝ | ܟܘܪܣܝܟܘܢ | ܟܘܪܣܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܟܘܪܣܝܗ | ܟܘܪܣܝܗ | ܟܘܪܣܝܗܘܢ | ܟܘܪܣܝܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܘܪܣܘܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܝ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝ | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܘܪܣܘܬ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝ | 2nd person | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟ | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟܝ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟܝ | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟܘܢ | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܐ , | 3rd person | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܘܗܝ | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܗ | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܗܘܢ | ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “kwrsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 17 October 2011
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 154a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 211b
- 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, page 614b