𒄑𒄖𒍝

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (^g̃ešgu-za /⁠guza⁠/, “chair”).

Logogram

𒄑𒄖𒍝 • (^gišGU.ZA)

Sumerogram of kussûm (“chair”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term
𒄑	𒄖	𒍝

Alternative forms of /guza/
𒄖𒍝 (gu-za)

Noun

𒄑𒄖𒍝 • (^g̃ešgu-za /guza/)

chair, throne

Descendants

→ Akkadian: 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (kussûm)
- → Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /⁠kussīʔu⁠/)
- → Aramaic:
  - Classical Syriac: ܟܘܪܣܝܐ (kursəyā)
  - Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: כּוּרְסְיָא (kursəyā)
  - → Arabic: كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy)
- → Hebrew: כִּסֵּא (kisséʔ)

References

“𒄑𒄖𒍝 (guza)” in ePSD2

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