ܚܣܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic חַסָּא (ḥassā), from Akkadian 𒌑𒄭𒄑𒊬 (ḫassū, “lettuce”), from Sumerian 𒄭𒄑𒊬 (ḫi-izsar /hiz/, “lettuce”); cognates with Arabic خَسّ (ḵass), Hebrew חַסָּה (khása).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [xas.sɑː]
Noun
ܚܲܣܵܐ • (ḳassā) m (plural ܚܲܣܹ̈ܐ (ḳassē))
- lettuce (an edible plant, Lactuca sativa).
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܲܣ (ḥas) | 1st person | ܚܲܣܝܼ (ḥasī) | ܚܲܣܲܢ (ḥassan) | |||
| construct | ܚܲܣ (ḥas) | 2nd person | ܚܲܣܘܼܟ݂ (ḥasōḵ) | ܚܲܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥassāḵ) | ܚܲܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥassawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܲܣܵܐ (ḥassā) | 3rd person | ܚܲܣܹܗ (ḥassēh) | ܚܲܣܵܗ̇ (ḥassāh) | ܚܲܣܗܘܿܢ (ḥashōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܚܲܣܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥasīn) | 1st person | ܚܲܣܝܼ̈ (ḥasī) | ܚܲܣܲܢ̈ (ḥassan) | |||
| construct | ܚܲܣܲܝ̈ (ḥassay) | 2nd person | ܚܲܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥasōḵ) | ܚܲܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥassāḵ) | ܚܲܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥassawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܲܣܹ̈ܐ (ḥassē) | 3rd person | ܚܲܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥasūh) | ܚܲܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥassōh) | ܚܲܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥassayhōn) | |||