ܟܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Disputed:

• Most likely a metathesis of ܣܲܘܟܵܐ (sawkā, “twig”), from Aramaic סַוְכָּא (sawkā, “branch, bough, twig”), with the usage for “hair” seen in the cognate Turoyo ܣܰܘܟܐ (sawko, “hair”); compare also in Classical Syriac ܣܘܟܬܐ (sawkəṯā, “branch”).
• Also proposed is Classical Syriac ܩܘܨܬܐ (qawṣəṯā, “curl”), but very unlikely and posing many issues.
• Also proposed to be derived from the verb ܟܵܣܹܐ (kāsē, “to hide, conceal”).
• Also suggested to be a borrowing from Russian коса́ (kosá, “braid”).

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Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [koːsɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃoːsɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [kɑwːsɑː]

Noun

ܟܵܘܣܵܐ • (kāwsā) m

1. (uncountable) hair (collection on head)

   ܟܵܘܣܝܼ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― kāwsī kōmā ìlēh. ― My hair is black.

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܘܣܵܐ

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܘܣܝܼ (kāwsī)		ܟܵܘܣܲܢ (kāwsan)
	construct	ܟܵܘܣ (kāws)	2nd person	ܟܵܘܣܘܼܟ݂ (kāwsūḵ)	ܟܵܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwsāḵ)	ܟܵܘܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܣܵܐ (kāwsā)	3rd person	ܟܵܘܣܹܗ (kāwsēh)	ܟܵܘܣܵܗ̇ (kāwsāh)	ܟܵܘܣܗܘܿܢ (kāwshōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܵܘܣܵܐ ܕܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kāwsā d-sāḇtā, “candy floss, fairy floss, cotton candy”, literally “grandmother’s hair”)
• ܚܘܵܪܟܵܘܣܵܐ (ḥwārkāwsā, “elder, elderly woman”, literally “one of white hair”)

See also

• ܡܸܙܬܵܐ (miztā, “strand of hair”)
• ܣܲܥܪܵܐ (saˁrā, “hair”) (formal)
• ܣܥܲܪܬܵܐ (sˁartā, “strand of hair”) (formal)

Etymology 2

ܟܘܼܣܵܐ

From Arabic كُوسَا (kūsā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kuːsɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kuːsɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑwːsɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܣܵܐ • (kūsā) m (plural ܟܘܼܣܹ̈ܐ (kūsē))

1. zucchini, courgette

   Synonym: ܩܲܪܐܬ݂ܵܐ (qarˀṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܣܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܣܝܼ (kūsī)		ܟܘܼܣܲܢ (kūsan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܣ (kūs)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܣܘܼܟ݂ (kūsūḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܵܟ݂ܝ (kūsāḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܣܵܐ (kūsā)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܣܹܗ (kūsēh)	ܟܘܼܣܵܗ̇ (kūsāh)	ܟܘܼܣܗܘܿܢ (kushōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܣܝܼ̈ (kūsī)		ܟܘܼܣܲܢ̈ (kūsan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܣܲܝ̈ (kūsay)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūsūḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūsāḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܣܹ̈ܐ (kūsē)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūsūh)	ܟܘܼܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūsōh)	ܟܘܼܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kushōn)