ܟܘܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܟܘܼܫ (kūš, “Ethiopia, Cush”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ku.ˈʃɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ • (kuššāyā) (feminine ܟܘܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ (kūšāytā), plural ܟܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kūšāyē))

1. Ethiopian (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian culture or people)
2. Cushite, Kushite (of, from, or pertaining to Cush in ancient northeastern Africa)
3. Cushitic (pertaining to the subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages)

Noun

ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ • (kuššāyā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kūšāyē), feminine ܟܘܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ (kūšāytā))

1. Ethiopian (A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent)
2. Cushite, Kushite

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܝܼ (kūšāyī)		ܟܘܼܫܵܝܲܢ (kūšāyan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܫܵܝ (kūšāy)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (kūšāyūḵ)	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (kūšāyāḵ)	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūšāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ (kuššāyā)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܹܗ (kūšāyēh)	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܗ̇ (kūšāyāh)	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܗܘܿܢ (kūšāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܝܼ̈ (kūšāyī)		ܟܘܼܫܵܝܲܢ̈ (kūšāyan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܲܝ̈ (kūšāyay)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūšāyūḵ)	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūšāyāḵ)	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūšāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kūšāyē)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūšāyūh)	ܟܘܼܫܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūšāyōh)	ܟܘܼܫܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kūšāyhōn)