ܟܘܣܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܣ ܐ (k s ˀ)
5 terms

Related to covering or from Akkadian 𒌆𒁇𒌆 (/⁠kusītu⁠/, “hooded cape, cloak”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kʊ.siːta]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tʃo.siːta]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [ko.siːθa]

Noun

ܟܘܼܣܝܼܬܵܐ • (kūsītā) f (plural ܟܘܼܣܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kusyātē))

1. head covering: hat, cap, hood, turban, etc.

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܝܼ (kūsitī)		ܟܘܼܣܝܬܲܢ (kūsitan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܣܝܲܬ݂ (kusyaṯ)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (kūsitūḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kūsitāḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūsitāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܐ (kūsitā)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܹܗ (kūsitēh)	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܗ̇ (kūsitāh)	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܗܘܿܢ (kūsithōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kūsiyāṯī)		ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kūsiyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂̈ (kūsiyāṯ)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūsiyāṯūḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūsiyāṯāḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūsiyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kūsiyāṯē)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūsiyāṯūh)	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūsiyāṯōh)	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kūsiyāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Either from the root ܟ ܣ ܐ 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)

1. head covering, cap, cowl, hood, toque

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܣܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܣܝ		1st person	ܟܘܣܝܬܝ		ܟܘܣܝܬܢ
	construct	ܟܘܣܝܬ		2nd person	ܟܘܣܝܬܟ	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝ	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܘܢ	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܣܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܣܝܬܗ	ܟܘܣܝܬܗ	ܟܘܣܝܬܗܘܢ	ܟܘܣܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܣܝܢ		1st person	ܟܘܣܝܬܝ		ܟܘܣܝܬܢ
	construct	ܟܘܣܝܬ		2nd person	ܟܘܣܝܬܟ	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝ	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܘܢ	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܣܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܣܝܬܗ	ܟܘܣܝܬܗ	ܟܘܣܝܬܗܘܢ	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