kussûm
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Akkadian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (g̃ešgu-za /guza/, “chair”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /kusˈsuːm/
Noun
[edit]kussûm f (base kussi, plural kussû)
Alternative forms
[edit]- kussû (non-mimated)
- kussīum (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian)
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Descendants
[edit]- → Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /kussīʔu/)
- → Aramaic:
- Classical Syriac: ܟܘܪܣܝܐ (kursəyā)
- Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: כּוּרְסְיָא (kursəyā)
- → Arabic: كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy)
- → Hebrew: כִּסֵּא (kisséʔ)
References
[edit]- “kussû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011