ܣܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܘܣܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic סוּסיָא (sūsyā); related to Akkadian 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (sīsûm) and Hebrew סוּס (sus).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈsuːsɑː]

Noun

ܣܘܼܣܵܐ • (sūsā) m (plural ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (sūsāwāṯē), feminine ܣܘܼܣܬܵܐ (sustā))

  1. horse
    ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܣܪܲܚ ܣܲܪܓܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܨܵܐ ܕܣܘܼܣܵܐ ܘܪܵܟܒ݂ܲܚ ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ.
    qudmē bit āsraḥ sargā ˁal ḥaṣṣā d-sūsā w-rākḇaḥ ˁalūh.
    Tomorrow we will fasten a saddle on the back of the horse and ride.
    ܒܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܪܚܸܛܲܚ ܣܘܼܣܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܡܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ.
    b-tišrīn trayyānā kē marḥiṭṭaḥ sūsāwāṯē b-mūrāyā.
    In November, we race horses in a running contest.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܣܘܼܣ ܝܵܡܵܐ (sūs yāmā, seahorse)
  • ܣܘܼܣ ܡܲܪܚܲܛܬܵܐ (sūs marḥaṭtā, racehorse)
  • ܣܘܼܣ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ (sūs nahrā, hippopotamus)
  • ܣܘܼܣܲܝܒܲܪܢܵܫ (sūsaybarnāš, Centaurus)
  • ܣܘܼܣܵܐ ܓܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ (sūsā gulpānā, Pegasus)
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