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Akkadian
Etymology
Likely a borrowing from an Indo-European satem-language. Cognate with Compare Hebrew סוּס (sūs), Aramaic סוּסְיָא (sūsəyā), Phoenician 𐤎𐤎 (ss /sys/), Classical Syriac ܣܘܣܝܐ (sūsyā) and Ugaritic 𐎒𐎒𐎆 (ssw). Compare also Arabic سِيسِيّ (sīsiyy, “pony”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sīsûm m (base sīsā, plural sīsû) (from Old Akkadian on)
- horse
- (astronomy) the name of a constellation.
Alternative forms
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Phonetic
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- 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (ANŠE.KUR.RA)
- 𒆳 (KUR) (Neo-Assyrian)
- 𒀲𒆳𒊏𒎌 (ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ) (plural)
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References
- “sīsû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011