ܣܘܣܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Originally the absolute state of Aramaic סוּסיָא (sūsyā); compare Classical Syriac ܣܘܼܣܝܵܐ (sūsyā), Akkadian 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (sīsûm), and Hebrew סוּס (sus).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܣܘܼܣܹܐ • (sūsē) m (plural ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sūsāwāṯē), feminine ܣܘܼܣܬܵܐ (sustā))
- horse, stallion
- ܟܹܐ ܪܵܟ݂ܒ݂ܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܡܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ.
- kē rāḵḇaḥ ˁal sūsāwāṯē b-mūrāyā.
- We used to ride horses in contest.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܘܼܣܝܼ (sūsī) | ܣܘܼܣܲܢ (sūsan) | |||
| construct | ܣܘܼܣܲܝ (sūsay) | 2nd person | ܣܘܼܣܘܼܟ݂ (sūsōḵ) | ܣܘܼܣܵܟ݂ܝ (sūsāḵ) | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sūsāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē) | 3rd person | ܣܘܼܣܘܼܗܝ (sūsūh) | ܣܘܼܣܘܿܗ̇ (sūsōh) | ܣܘܼܣܗܘܿܢ (sushōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (sūsāwāṯī) | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (sūsāwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂̈ (sūsāwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sūsāwāṯōḵ) | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sūsāwāṯāḵ) | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sūsāwāṯāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sūsāwāṯē) | 3rd person | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (sūsāwāṯēh) | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sūsāwāṯāh) | ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sūsāwāṯhōn) | |||
Coordinate terms
| Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) | ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā) | ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā) | ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) | ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē) | ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā) |
Derived terms
- ܣܘܼܣܲܝ ܒܲܪܢܵܫ (sūsay barnāš, “Centaurus”)
- ܣܘܼܣܲܝ ܓܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ (sūsay gulpānā, “Pegasus”)
- ܣܘܼܣܲܝ ܝܵܡܵܐ (sūsay yāmā, “seahorse”)
- ܣܘܼܣܲܝ ܡܲܪܚܲܛܬܵܐ (sūsay marḥaṭtā, “racehorse”)
- ܣܘܼܣܲܝ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (sūsay nahrā, “hippopotamus”)