ܟܘܣܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From the root ܟ-ܣ-ܐ (k-s-ā) related to covering, from Akkadian 𒌆𒁇𒌆 (/kusītu/, “hooded cape, cloak”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kʊ.siːta]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [tʃo.siːta]
- (Tyari) IPA(key): [ko.siːθa]
Noun
ܟܘܼܣܝܼܬܵܐ • (kusīta) f (plural ܟܘܼܣܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kusyate))
- head covering
- hat
- cap
- hood
- turban
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܐ (kusītā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܘܼܣܝܬܝܼ (kusītī) | ܟܘܼܣܝܬܲܢ (kusītan) | ||
| construct | ܟܘܼܣܝܲܬ (kusyat) | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܣܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (kusītuḵ) | ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kusītāḵ) | ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kusītāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܐ (kusītā) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܣܝܬܹܗ (kusītēh) | ܟܘܼܣܝܬܘܿܗ̇ (kusītoh) | ܟܘܼܣܝܬܗܘܿܢ (kusīthon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬܝܼ̈ (kusīyātī) | ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬܲܢ̈ (kusīyātan) | ||
| construct | ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ̈ (kusīyāt) | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kusīyātuḵ) | ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kusīyātāḵ) | ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kusīyātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kusīyātē) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬܹܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kusīyātēyuh) | ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kusīyātoh) | ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kusīyāthon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Either from the root ܟ-ܣ-ܐ (k-s-ʾ) related to covering or from Akkadian 𒌆𒁇𒌆 (/kusītu/, “hooded cape, cloak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kosiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kosjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܟܘܣܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܘܣܝܬܐ)
- head covering, cap, cowl, hood, toque
Inflection
declension of ܟܘܣܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܘܣܝ | ܟܘܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܘܣܝܬ | ܟܘܣܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܟܘܣܝܬܐ | ܟܘܣܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܣܝܬܝ | ܟܘܣܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܣܝܬܟ | ܟܘܣܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝ | ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܣܝܬܗ | ܟܘܣܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܣܝܬܗ | ܟܘܣܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܣܝܬܢ | ܟܘܣܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܣܝܬܟܘܢ | ܟܘܣܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝܢ | ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܣܝܬܗܘܢ | ܟܘܣܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܣܝܬܗܝܢ | ܟܘܣܝܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “kwsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-11
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 159b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 210a
- 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, p. 611a