Inherited from Proto-Semitic *sūs- (“moth; insect especially one that bites or chews up materials”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *suʔw- (“a kind of insect”); cognates with Akkadian 𒌨𒈨 (sāsum, “moth”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic סָסָא (sāsā), Hebrew סָס (sās), Arabic سَاس (sās), سُوس (sūs), سُوسَة (sūsa), Amharic ፃፄ (ṣ́aṣ́e). Compare Old Armenian ցեց (cʻecʻ), Middle Persian sʾs (sās, “bug”), Persian ساس (sâs), and Ancient Greek σής (sḗs), Semitic loanwords.
ܣܣܐ • (sāsā) c (plural ܣܣܐ (sāsē))
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܣܣ | ܣܣܝܢ |
construct | ܣܣ | ܣܣܝ |
emphatic | ܣܣܐ | ܣܣܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܣܝ | ܣܣܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܣܟ | ܣܣܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܣܟܝ | ܣܣܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܣܗ | ܣܣܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܣܗ | ܣܣܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܣܢ | ܣܣܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܣܟܘܢ | ܣܣܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܣܟܝܢ | ܣܣܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܣܗܘܢ | ܣܣܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܣܗܝܢ | ܣܣܝܗܝܢ |
ܣܣܐ • (sessā) m (plural ܣܣܐ (sessē))
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܣܣ | ܣܣܝܢ |
construct | ܣܣ | ܣܣܝ |
emphatic | ܣܣܐ | ܣܣܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܣܝ | ܣܣܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܣܟ | ܣܣܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܣܟܝ | ܣܣܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܣܗ | ܣܣܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܣܗ | ܣܣܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܣܢ | ܣܣܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܣܟܘܢ | ܣܣܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܣܟܝܢ | ܣܣܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܣܗܘܢ | ܣܣܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܣܗܝܢ | ܣܣܝܗܝܢ |
ܣܣܐ • (sassā, sessā) m (plural ܣܣܐ (sassē, sessē))
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܣܣ | ܣܣܝܢ |
construct | ܣܣ | ܣܣܝ |
emphatic | ܣܣܐ | ܣܣܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܣܝ | ܣܣܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܣܟ | ܣܣܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܣܟܝ | ܣܣܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܣܗ | ܣܣܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܣܗ | ܣܣܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܣܢ | ܣܣܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܣܟܘܢ | ܣܣܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܣܟܝܢ | ܣܣܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܣܗܘܢ | ܣܣܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܣܗܝܢ | ܣܣܝܗܝܢ |
From Ancient Greek σῶσσος (sôssos), from Akkadian 𒋗𒅆 (šuši /šūš/, “a unit of sixty”).
ܣܣܐ • (sassā) m (plural ܣܣܐ (sassē) or ܣܘܣܘ (sōsō))
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܣܣ | ܣܣܝܢ |
construct | ܣܣ | ܣܣܝ |
emphatic | ܣܣܐ | ܣܘܣܘ ,ܣܣܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܣܝ | ܣܣܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܣܟ | ܣܣܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܣܟܝ | ܣܣܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܣܗ | ܣܣܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܣܗ | ܣܣܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܣܢ | ܣܣܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܣܟܘܢ | ܣܣܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܣܟܝܢ | ܣܣܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܣܗܘܢ | ܣܣܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܣܗܝܢ | ܣܣܝܗܝܢ |