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

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)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kurs(ə)je(ʔ)], [kursawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (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
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