ܚܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Probably from an earlier uncontracted form ܚܪܨܐ (ḥarṣā). Compare Hebrew חֲלָצַיִם (ḥălāṣáyim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xasˤsˤaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xaːsˤːa]

Noun

ܚܲܨܵܐ • (ḥaṣṣā) m (plural ܚܲܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥaṣṣē) or ܚܲܨܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥaṣṣānē))

1. (anatomy) back
2. (figuratively) back side

   ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܨܲܢ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇

   ˁēdtā ˁal ḥaṣṣan īlāh

   The church is situated behind us.

Usage notes

The plural ܚܲܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥaṣṣē) is used for the backs of humans while the plural ܚܲܨܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥaṣṣānē) is used for the backs of animals.

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Probably from an earlier uncontracted form ܚܪܨܐ (ḥarṣā). Compare Hebrew חֲלָצַיִם (ḥălāṣáyim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħasˤsˤɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħasˤsˤe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܨܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܨܐ)

1. (anatomy) back, hip, haunch, loin, kidney
2. (figuratively) back, surface, highest part, summit

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܨܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܨ		1st person	ܚܨܝ		ܚܨܢ
	construct	ܚܨ		2nd person	ܚܨܟ	ܚܨܟܝ	ܚܨܟܘܢ	ܚܨܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܨܐ		3rd person	ܚܨܗ	ܚܨܗ	ܚܨܗܘܢ	ܚܨܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܨܝܢ		1st person	ܚܨܝ		ܚܨܝܢ
	construct	ܚܨܝ		2nd person	ܚܨܝܟ	ܚܨܝܟܝ	ܚܨܝܟܘܢ	ܚܨܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܨܐ		3rd person	ܚܨܘܗܝ	ܚܨܝܗ	ܚܨܝܗܘܢ	ܚܨܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥṣ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 114a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 154a
• 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, pages 482b–483a