ܚܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܫ ܫ (ḥ š š)
6 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic حَسّ (ḥass) and Hebrew חוּשׁ (khúsh, “sense”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xaʃʃɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xɪʃʃɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܫܵܐ • (ḥaššā) m sg (plural ܚܲܫܹ̈ܐ (ḥaššē))

1. passion, pain, suffering

   Synonyms: ܟܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ (kēḇā), ܓ̰ܘܼܢܓ̰ܵܪܵܐ (jūnjārā)

2. sense
3. (Christianity) Passion

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܲܫܝܼ (ḥašī)		ܚܲܫܲܢ (ḥaššan)
	construct	ܚܲܫ (ḥaš)		2nd person	ܚܲܫܘܼܟ݂ (ḥašūḵ)	ܚܲܫܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥaššāḵ)	ܚܲܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaššāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܫܵܐ (ḥaššā)		3rd person	ܚܲܫܹܗ (ḥaššēh)	ܚܲܫܵܗ̇ (ḥaššāh)	ܚܲܫܗܘܿܢ (ḥašhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܲܫܝܼ̈ (ḥašī)		ܚܲܫܲܢ̈ (ḥaššan)
	construct	ܚܲܫܲܝ̈ (ḥaššay)		2nd person	ܚܲܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥašūḵ)	ܚܲܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥaššāḵ)	ܚܲܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaššāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܫܹ̈ܐ (ḥaššē)		3rd person	ܚܲܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥašūh)	ܚܲܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥaššōh)	ܚܲܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥašhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܲܫܵܢܵܐ (ḥaššānā)
• ܬܡܲܪ ܚܲܫܵܐ (tmar ḥaššā)
• ܚܲܫܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥaššā nafšānāyā, “emotion”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ܚܵܫܵܐ • (ḥāšā) m

1. Alternative spelling of ܚܵܐܫܵܐ (ḥāšā, “thyme”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܫ (ḥ-š) related to suffering, feeling. Compare Arabic حَسّ (ḥass) and Hebrew חוּשׁ (ḥūš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħaʃʃɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħaʃʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܫܐ • (ḥaššā) m (plural ܚܫܐ (ḥaššē))

1. feeling, sensation, sense
2. pain, suffering
3. disease, sickness
4. sadness, sorrow, mourning
5. remorse, contrition
6. disturbance, impulse
7. (Christianity) Passion
8. passion, lust, desire, affection
9. ambition, zeal
10. sin, vice
11. (grammar) passive voice

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܫ		1st person	ܚܫܝ		ܚܫܢ
	construct	ܚܫ		2nd person	ܚܫܟ	ܚܫܟܝ	ܚܫܟܘܢ	ܚܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܫܐ		3rd person	ܚܫܗ	ܚܫܗ	ܚܫܗܘܢ	ܚܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܫܝܢ		1st person	ܚܫܝ		ܚܫܝܢ
	construct	ܚܫܝ		2nd person	ܚܫܝܟ	ܚܫܝܟܝ	ܚܫܝܟܘܢ	ܚܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܫܐ		3rd person	ܚܫܘܗܝ	ܚܫܝܗ	ܚܫܝܗܘܢ	ܚܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒄩𒋗𒌑 (/⁠ḫašû⁠/).

Alternative forms

• ܚܐܫܐ (ḥāšā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɑʃɑ]

Noun

ܚܫܐ • (ḥāšā) m(uncountable)

1. thyme

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܫ		1st person	ܚܫܝ		ܚܫܢ
	construct	ܚܫ		2nd person	ܚܫܟ	ܚܫܟܝ	ܚܫܟܘܢ	ܚܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܫܐ		3rd person	ܚܫܗ	ܚܫܗ	ܚܫܗܘܢ	ܚܫܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: حَاشَا (ḥāšā)
  • → Persian: حاشا
    • → Urdu: حاشا (hāśā)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: حاشا

References

• “ḥš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥš²”, 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 118a
• Levey, Martin (1973) Early Arabic Pharmacology. An Introduction Based on Ancient and Medieval Sources, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 65
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 181
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 104
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 160b
• 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, page 497a-b