Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Aramaic חַסָּא (/⁠khassā⁠/), from Akkadian 𒌑𒄭𒄑𒊬 (ḫassū, lettuce), from Sumerian 𒄭𒄑𒊬 (ḫi-izsar /⁠hiz⁠/, lettuce); cognates with Arabic خَسّ (ḵass), Hebrew חַסָּה (ħassâ), and Maltese ħassa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܚܣܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܚܣܐ)

  1. lettuce

Inflection

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Inflection of ܚܣܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܣܐ 1st person ܚܣܬܝ ܚܣܬܢ
construct ܚܣܬ 2nd person ܚܣܬܟ ܚܣܬܟܝ ܚܣܬܟܝܢ ܚܣܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܣܬܐ 3rd person ܚܣܬܗ ܚܣܬܗ ܚܣܬܗܘܢ ܚܣܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܣܝܢ 1st person ܚܣܝ ܚܣܝܢ
construct ܚܣܝ 2nd person ܚܣܝܟ ܚܣܝܟܝ ܚܣܝܟܘܢ ܚܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܣܐ 3rd person ܚܣܘܗܝ ܚܣܝܗ ܚܣܝܗܘܢ ܚܣܝܗܝܢ

References

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  • ḥsh”, 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. 111a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 150a
  • 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. 480b