ܟܘܣܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܣ ܐ (k s ˀ)
4 terms

Related to covering or from Akkadian 𒌆𒁇𒌆 (/⁠kusītu⁠/, “hooded cape, cloak”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kʊ.siːta]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [tʃo.siːta]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [ko.siːθa]

Noun

ܟܘܼܣܝܼܬܵܐ • (kūsītā) f (plural ܟܘܼܣܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kusyātē))

1. head covering: hat, cap, hood, turban, etc.

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܐ (kūsitā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܝܼ (kūsitī)		ܟܘܼܣܝܬܲܢ (kūsitan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܣܝܲܬ݂ (kusyaṯ)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (kūsitūḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kūsitāḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūsitāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܐ (kūsitā)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܹܗ (kūsitēh)	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܵܗ̇ (kūsitāh)	ܟܘܼܣܝܬܗܘܿܢ (kūsithōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kūsiyāṯī)		ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kūsiyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂̈ (kūsiyāṯ)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kūsiyāṯūḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kūsiyāṯāḵ)	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūsiyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kūsiyāṯē)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kūsiyāṯūh)	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūsiyāṯōh)	ܟܘܼܣܝܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kūsiyāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Either from the root ܟ-ܣ-ܐ (k-s-ʾ) related to covering or from Akkadian 𒌆𒁇𒌆 (/⁠kusītu⁠/, “hooded cape, cloak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kosiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kosjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܣܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܘܣܝܬܐ)

1. head covering, cap, cowl, hood, toque

Inflection

    declension of ܟܘܣܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܣܝ	ܟܘܣܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܣܝܬ	ܟܘܣܝܬ
emphatic	ܟܘܣܝܬܐ	ܟܘܣܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܣܝܬܝ	ܟܘܣܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܣܝܬܟ	ܟܘܣܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝ	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܣܝܬܗ	ܟܘܣܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܣܝܬܗ	ܟܘܣܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܣܝܬܢ	ܟܘܣܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܘܢ	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝܢ	ܟܘܣܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܣܝܬܗܘܢ	ܟܘܣܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܣܝܬܗܝܢ	ܟܘܣܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “kwsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-11
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 159b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 210a
• 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. 611a