sīsûm

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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)

  1. horse
  2. (astronomy) the name of a constellation.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

  • “sīsû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011