ܟܘܪܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܪܣܝܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא (kursəyā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (kussûm), from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (^g̃ešgu-za /⁠guza⁠/); compare Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kisé), and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /⁠kussīʾu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kur.səjɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ • (kursyā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kursawwāṯā) or ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܝܹܐ (kursyē))

1. chair, seat
2. throne
3. (ecclesiastical) episcopal see
4. (architecture) pier, column, base

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܝܼ (kursyī)		ܟܘܼܪܣܝܲܢ (kursyan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ (kursē)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܘܼܟ݂ (kursyūḵ)	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܟ݂ܝ (kursyāḵ)	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kursyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ (kursyā)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܹܗ (kursyēh)	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܗ̇ (kursyāh)	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܗܘܿܢ (kursihōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (kursawwāṯī)		ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (kursawwāṯan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ (kursawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kursawwāṯūḵ)	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kursawwāṯāḵ)	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kursawwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (kursawwāṯē)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (kursawwāṯūh)	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (kursawwāṯōh)	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kursawwāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• ܡܲܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ (mawtḇā), ܬܪܘܿܢܘܿܣ (trōnōs)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ (bar kursyā, “colleague”)
• ܟܘܼܪܣܘܿܢܵܐ (kursōnā, “little chair”)
• ܟܘܼܪܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kursīṯā, “palanquin, litter, sedan chair”)
• ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ ܓܝܼ̈ܓ݂ܠܹܐ (kursē gīḡlē, “wheelchair”)
• ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kursē malkūṯā, “throne”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian kussûm, from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (^g̃ešgu-za /⁠guza⁠/). Compare Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kissēʾ), and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /⁠kussīʾu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kurs(ə)jɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kurs(ə)je(ʔ)], [kursawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܣܝܐ • (kursəyā) m (plural ܟܘܪܣܘܬܐ or ܟܘܪܣܝܐ)

1. seat, chair
2. throne
3. (ecclesiastical) episcopal see
4. diocese, jurisdiction
5. authority

   Synonym: ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ

6. head, leader

   Synonyms: ܪܝܫܐ, ܡܕܒܪܐ, ܡܕܒܪܢܐ

7. palanquin, litter, sedan chair
8. (architecture) pier, column, base

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܪܣܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܪܣܝ		1st person	ܟܘܪܣܝܝ		ܟܘܪܣܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܪܣܝ		2nd person	ܟܘܪܣܝܟ	ܟܘܪܣܝܟܝ	ܟܘܪܣܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܪܣܝܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܪܣܝܗ	ܟܘܪܣܝܗ	ܟܘܪܣܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܣܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܪܣܘܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܢ		1st person	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܝ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝ		ܟܘܪܣܘܬܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܪܣܘܬ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝ		2nd person	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟܝ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟܝ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܐ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܘܗܝ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܗ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kwrsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-10-17
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 154a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 211b
• 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. 614b