ܟܘܪܣܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܪܣܝܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא (kursəyā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (kussûm), from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (g̃ešgu-za /⁠guza⁠/); compare Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kisé), and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /⁠kussīʾu⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ (kursyām sg (plural ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kursawwāṯā) or ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܝܹܐ (kursyē))

  1. chair, seat
  2. throne
  3. (ecclesiastical) episcopal see
  4. (architecture) pier, column, base

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܟܘܼܪܣܝܝܼ (kursyī) ܟܘܼܪܣܝܲܢ (kursyan)
construct ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ (kursē) 2nd person ܟܘܼܪܣܝܘܼܟ݂ (kursyūḵ) ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܟ݂ܝ (kursyāḵ) ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kursyāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ (kursyā) 3rd person ܟܘܼܪܣܝܹܗ (kursyēh) ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܗ̇ (kursyāh) ܟܘܼܪܣܝܗܘܿܢ (kursihōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (kursawwāṯī) ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (kursawwāṯan)
construct ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ (kursawwāṯ) 2nd person ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kursawwāṯūḵ) ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kursawwāṯāḵ) ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kursawwāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (kursawwāṯē) 3rd person ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (kursawwāṯūh) ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (kursawwāṯōh) ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kursawwāṯhōn)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian kussûm, from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (g̃ešgu-za /⁠guza⁠/). Compare Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kissēʾ), and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /⁠kussīʾu⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܪܣܝܐ (kursəyām (plural ܟܘܪܣܘܬܐ or ܟܘܪܣܝܐ)

  1. seat, chair
  2. throne
  3. (ecclesiastical) episcopal see
  4. diocese, jurisdiction
  5. authority
    Synonym: ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
  6. head, leader
    Synonyms: ܪܝܫܐ, ܡܕܒܪܐ, ܡܕܒܪܢܐ
  7. palanquin, litter, sedan chair
  8. (architecture) pier, column, base

Inflection

References

  • kwrsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-10-17
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 154a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 211b
  • 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. 614b