ܣܘܣܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew סוּס (sūs), Aramaic סוּסְיָא (sūsəyā), Phoenician 𐤎𐤎 (ss /⁠sys⁠/), Akkadian 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (sīsûm) and Ugaritic 𐎒𐎒𐎆 (ssw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [susjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [susje(ʔ)], [susawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܣܝܐ • (sūsyā) m (plural ܣܘܣܘܬܐ or ܣܘܣܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܘܣܬܐ)

1. horse, stallion

   Synonym: ܪܟܫܐ

2. plank, plank bridge

   Synonym: ܚܬܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܣܘܣܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܘܣܝ	ܣܘܣܘܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܢ
construct	ܣܘܣܝ	ܣܘܣܘܬ ,ܣܘܣܝܝ
emphatic	ܣܘܣܝܐ	ܣܘܣܘܬܐ ,ܣܘܣܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܘܣܝܝ	ܣܘܣܘܬܝ ,ܣܘܣܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܘܣܝܟ	ܣܘܣܘܬܟ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܘܣܝܟܝ	ܣܘܣܘܬܟܝ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܘܣܝܗ	ܣܘܣܘܬܗ ,ܣܘܣܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܘܣܝܗ	ܣܘܣܘܬܗ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܘܣܝܢ	ܣܘܣܘܬܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܘܣܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܣܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܘܣܝܟܝܢ	ܣܘܣܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܘܣܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܣܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܘܣܝܗܝܢ	ܣܘܣܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܣܘܣܝܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܘܣܝܐ
• ܣܘܣܝ ܒܪܢܫ
• ܣܘܣܝ ܡܥܪܦܐ
• ܣܘܣܝ ܡܪܓܐ
• ܣܘܣܝܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ
• ܣܘܣܝܐ ܕܦܪܘܛܐܡܘܣ
• ܣܘܣܝܐ ܪܒܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܐ-ܣ-ܐ (ʾ-s-ʾ) related to healing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sussɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sussɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܘܣܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܘܣܝܐ)

1. healing, tending, nursing
2. regimen

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܘܣܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܘܣܝ	ܣܘܣܝܝܢ
construct	ܣܘܣܝ	ܣܘܣܝܝ
emphatic	ܣܘܣܝܐ	ܣܘܣܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܘܣܝܝ	ܣܘܣܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܘܣܝܟ	ܣܘܣܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܘܣܝܟܝ	ܣܘܣܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܘܣܝܗ	ܣܘܣܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܘܣܝܗ	ܣܘܣܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܘܣܝܢ	ܣܘܣܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܘܣܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܣܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܘܣܝܟܝܢ	ܣܘܣܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܘܣܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܣܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܘܣܝܗܝܢ	ܣܘܣܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “swsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 225a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 368b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 986a-b