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)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒀲𒆳𒊏 (ANŠE.KUR.RA) 𒆳 (KUR) (Neo-Assyrian)	𒋛𒋢𒌑 (si-su-u₂)

References

“sīsû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011