ܣܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܘܣܐ

Etymology

Originally the absolute state of Aramaic סוּסיָא (sūsyā); compare Classical Syriac ܣܘܼܣܝܵܐ (sūsyā), Akkadian 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (sīsûm), and Hebrew סוּס (sus).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsuːseː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈsuːsaː]

Noun

ܣܘܼܣܹܐ • (sūsē) m (plural ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sūsāwāṯē), feminine ܣܘܼܣܬܵܐ (sustā))

1. horse, stallion

   ܟܹܐ ܪܵܟ݂ܒ݂ܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܡܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ. ― kē rāḵḇaḥ ˁal sūsāwāṯē b-mūrāyā. ― We used to ride horses in contest.

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܼܣܹܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܘܼܣܝܼ (sūsī)		ܣܘܼܣܲܢ (sūsan)
	construct	ܣܘܼܣܲܝ (sūsay)		2nd person	ܣܘܼܣܘܼܟ݂ (sūsūḵ)	ܣܘܼܣܵܟ݂ܝ (sūsāḵ)	ܣܘܼܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sūsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē)		3rd person	ܣܘܼܣܘܼܗܝ (sūsūh)	ܣܘܼܣܘܿܗ̇ (sūsōh)	ܣܘܼܣܗܘܿܢ (sushōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (sūsāwāṯī)		ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (sūsāwāṯan)
	construct	ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂̈ (sūsāwāṯ)		2nd person	ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sūsāwāṯūḵ)	ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sūsāwāṯāḵ)	ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sūsāwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sūsāwāṯē)		3rd person	ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (sūsāwāṯēh)	ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sūsāwāṯāh)	ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sūsāwāṯhōn)

Coordinate terms

Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text)
ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā)	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā)	ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā)	ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā)	ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē)	ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)

Derived terms

• ܣܘܼܣܲܝ ܒܲܪܢܵܫ (sūsay barnāš, “Centaurus”)
• ܣܘܼܣܲܝ ܓܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ (sūsay gulpānā, “Pegasus”)
• ܣܘܼܣܲܝ ܝܵܡܵܐ (sūsay yāmā, “seahorse”)
• ܣܘܼܣܲܝ ܡܲܪܚܲܛܬܵܐ (sūsay marḥaṭtā, “racehorse”)
• ܣܘܼܣܲܝ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (sūsay nahrā, “hippopotamus”)