sīsûm
Akkadian
Etymology
Likely a borrowing from an Indo-European satem-language. Cognate with Biblical Hebrew סוּס (sus, “horse”) and Classical Syriac ܣܘܣܝܐ (sūsyā, “horse”). Compare also Arabic سِيسِيّ (sīsiyy, “pony”).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /siːˈsuːm/
Noun
sīsûm m (base sīsā, plural sīsû) (from Old Akkadian on)
- horse
- (astronomy) the name of a constellation.
Alternative forms
- sīsû (non-mimated)
- sīsum (Old Akkadian)
- sisium (Old Assyrian)
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References
- “sīsû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011