ܨܘܨܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Akkadian ṣuṣūnum. Not found in Classical Syriac. Displaced the native Aramaic form that was cognate to Classical Syriac ܥܙܪܪܬܐ (ʿazrārtā) and Turoyo ܥܙܪܢܬܐ (czrnto).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤusˤsˤiːnaː]
• (Bakhdede, Marga, Mer) IPA^(key): [sˤoːsˤiːna]
• (Hassan, Hertevin) IPA^(key): [sˤuːsˤiːna]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤusˤsˤiːna], [sˤusˤaːna]

Noun

ܨܘܼܨܝܼܢܵܐ • (ṣūṣīnā) m sg (plural ܨܘܼܨ̈ܝܼܢܹܐ (ṣūṣīnē))

1. azarole