ܣܘܣܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew סוּס (sūs), Aramaic סוּסְיָא (sūsəyā), Phoenician 𐤎𐤎 (ss /⁠sys⁠/), Akkadian 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (sīsûm) and Ugaritic 𐎒𐎒𐎆 (ssw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [susjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [susje(ʔ)], [susawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܣܝܐ • (sūsyā) m (plural ܣܘܣܘܬܐ or ܣܘܣܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܘܣܬܐ)

1. horse, stallion

   Synonym: ܪܟܫܐ

2. plank, plank bridge

   Synonym: ܚܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܣܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܘܣܝ		1st person	ܣܘܣܝܝ		ܣܘܣܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܣܝ		2nd person	ܣܘܣܝܟ	ܣܘܣܝܟܝ	ܣܘܣܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܣܝܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܣܝܗ	ܣܘܣܝܗ	ܣܘܣܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܣܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܘܣܘܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܢ		1st person	ܣܘܣܘܬܝ ,ܣܘܣܝܝ		ܣܘܣܘܬܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܣܘܬ ,ܣܘܣܝܝ		2nd person	ܣܘܣܘܬܟ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܟ	ܣܘܣܘܬܟܝ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܟܝ	ܣܘܣܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܣܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܣܘܬܐ ,ܣܘܣܝܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܣܘܬܗ ,ܣܘܣܝܘܗܝ	ܣܘܣܘܬܗ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܗ	ܣܘܣܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܣܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܘܣܝܐ
• ܣܘܣܝ ܒܪܢܫ (“centaur”)
• ܣܘܣܝ ܡܥܪܦܐ
• ܣܘܣܝ ܡܪܓܐ (“hippocampus”)
• ܣܘܣܝܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ (“hippopotamus”)
• ܣܘܣܝܐ ܕܦܪܘܛܐܡܘܣ (“Equuleus”)
• ܣܘܣܝܐ ܪܒܐ (Pegasus)

Etymology 2

From the root ܐ-ܣ-ܐ (ʾ-s-ʾ) related to healing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sussɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sussɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܣܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܘܣܝܐ)

1. healing, tending, nursing
2. regimen

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܣܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܘܣܝ		1st person	ܣܘܣܝܝ		ܣܘܣܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܣܝ		2nd person	ܣܘܣܝܟ	ܣܘܣܝܟܝ	ܣܘܣܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܣܝܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܣܝܗ	ܣܘܣܝܗ	ܣܘܣܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܣܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܘܣܝܝܢ		1st person	ܣܘܣܝܝ		ܣܘܣܝܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܣܝܝ		2nd person	ܣܘܣܝܝܟ	ܣܘܣܝܝܟܝ	ܣܘܣܝܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܣܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܣܝܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܣܝܘܗܝ	ܣܘܣܝܝܗ	ܣܘܣܝܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܣܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “swsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 225a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 368b
• 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. 986a-b