ܦܘܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From French pouce (“thumb”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [puːsˤɑː]

Noun

ܦܘܼܨܵܐ • (pūṣā) m sg (plural ܦܘܼܨܹ̈ܐ (pūṣē))

1. inch, unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot

   Synonym: ܣܸܣܵܐ (sissā)

2. (figuratively) a very short distance

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܘܼܨܵܐ (pūṣā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܘܼܨܝܼ (pūṣī)		ܦܘܼܨܲܢ (pūṣan)
	construct	ܦܘܼܨ (pūṣ)	2nd person	ܦܘܼܨܘܼܟ݂ (pūṣūḵ)	ܦܘܼܨܵܟ݂ܝ (pūṣāḵ)	ܦܘܼܨܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pūṣāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܘܼܨܵܐ (pūṣā)	3rd person	ܦܘܼܨܹܗ (pūṣēh)	ܦܘܼܨܵܗ̇ (pūṣāh)	ܦܘܼܨܗܘܿܢ (puṣhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܘܼܨܝܼ̈ (pūṣī)		ܦܘܼܨܲܢ̈ (pūṣan)
	construct	ܦܘܼܨܲܝ̈ (pūṣay)	2nd person	ܦܘܼܨܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pūṣūḵ)	ܦܘܼܨܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pūṣāḵ)	ܦܘܼܨܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pūṣāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܘܼܨܹ̈ܐ (pūṣē)	3rd person	ܦܘܼܨܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pūṣūh)	ܦܘܼܨ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pūṣōh)	ܦܘܼܨܗ̈ܘܿܢ (puṣhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܐܲܩܠܵܐ (aqlā, “foot”), ܝܲܪܕܵܐ (yardā, “yard”), ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā, “mile”)