Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܟ ܣ ܐ (k s ˀ)
4 terms

Related to covering or from Akkadian 𒌆𒁇𒌆 (/⁠kusītu⁠/, hooded cape, cloak).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kʊ.siːta]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [tʃo.siːta]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [ko.siːθa]

Noun edit

ܟܘܼܣܝܼܬܵܐ (kūsītāf (plural ܟܘܼܣܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kusyātē))

  1. head covering: hat, cap, hood, turban, etc.

Inflection edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Either from the root ܟ-ܣ-ܐ (k-s-ʾ) related to covering or from Akkadian 𒌆𒁇𒌆 (/⁠kusītu⁠/, hooded cape, cloak).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kosiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kosjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܟܘܣܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܟܘܣܝܬܐ)

  1. head covering, cap, cowl, hood, toque

Inflection edit

References edit

  • kwsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-11
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 159b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 210a
  • 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. 611a