𒄑𒄖𒍝

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (^g̃ešgu-za /⁠guza⁠/, “chair”).

Logogram

𒄑𒄖𒍝 • (^gišGU.ZA)

1. Sumerogram of kussûm (“chair”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒄑

𒄖

𒍝

Alternative forms of /guza/
𒄖𒍝 (gu-za)

Noun

𒄑𒄖𒍝 • (^g̃ešgu-za /guza/)

1. chair, throne

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (kussûm)
  • → Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /⁠kussīʔu⁠/)
  • → Aramaic:
    • Classical Syriac: ܟܘܪܣܝܐ (kursəyā)
    • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: כּוּרְסְיָא (kursəyā)
    • → Arabic: كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy)
  • → Hebrew: כִּסֵּא (kisséʔ)

References

• “𒄑𒄖𒍝 (guza)” in ePSD2