ܟܘܪܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܪܣܝܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא (kursəyā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (kussûm), from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (^g̃ešgu-za /⁠guza⁠/); compare Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kisé), and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /⁠kussīʾu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kursə.jɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ • (kursyā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܹܐ (kursāwātē) or ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܝܹܐ (kursyē))

1. chair, seat
2. throne
3. (ecclesiastical) episcopal see
4. (architecture) pier, column, base

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ (kursyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܝܼ (kursyī)		ܟܘܼܪܣܝܲܢ (kursyan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ (kursē)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܘܼܟ݂ (kursyūḵ)	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܟ݂ܝ (kursyāḵ)	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kursyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ (kursyā)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܹܗ (kursyēh)	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܗ̇ (kursyāh)	ܟܘܼܪܣܝܗܘܿܢ (kursihōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܝܼ (kursāwātī)		ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܲܢ (kursāwātan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬ (kursāwāt)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (kursāwātūḵ)	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kursāwātāḵ)	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kursāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܹܐ (kursāwātē)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (kursāwātūh)	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (kursāwātōh)	ܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (kursāwāthōn)

Synonyms

• ܡܵܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ (māwtḇā), ܬܪܘܿܢܘܿܣ (trōnōs)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ (bar kursyā, “colleague”)
• ܟܘܼܪܣܘܿܢܵܐ (kursōnā, “little chair”)
• ܟܘܼܪܣܝܼܬܵܐ (kursītā, “palanquin, litter, sedan chair”)
• ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ ܓܝܼܓ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (kursē gīḡlē, “wheelchair”)
• ܟܘܼܪܣܹܐ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܵܐ (kursē malkūtā, “throne”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian kussûm, from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (^g̃ešgu-za /⁠guza⁠/). Compare Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kissēʾ), and Ugaritic 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /⁠kussīʾu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kurs(ə)jɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kurs(ə)je(ʔ)], [kursawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܣܝܐ • (kursəyā) m (plural ܟܘܪܣܘܬܐ or ܟܘܪܣܝܐ)

1. seat, chair
2. throne
3. (ecclesiastical) episcopal see
4. diocese, jurisdiction
5. authority

   Synonym: ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ

6. head, leader

   Synonyms: ܪܝܫܐ, ܡܕܒܪܐ, ܡܕܒܪܢܐ

7. palanquin, litter, sedan chair
8. (architecture) pier, column, base

Inflection

    declension of ܟܘܪܣܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܪܣܝ	ܟܘܪܣܘܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܪܣܝ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܪܣܝܐ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܐ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܪܣܝܝ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܝ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܣܝܟ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܪܣܝܟܝ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟܝ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܪܣܝܗ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܪܣܝܗ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܪܣܝܢ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܣܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܪܣܝܟܝܢ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܣܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܪܣܝܗܝܢ	ܟܘܪܣܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܘܪܣܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kwrsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-10-17
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 154a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 211b
• 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. 614b