ܚܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܣܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic חַסָּא (ḥassā), from Akkadian 𒌑𒄭𒄑𒊬 (ḫassū, “lettuce”), from Sumerian 𒄭𒄑𒊬 (ḫi-iz^sar /⁠hiz⁠/, “lettuce”); cognates with Arabic خَسّ (ḵass), Hebrew חַסָּה (khása).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xas.sɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܣܵܐ • (ḳassā) m (plural ܚܲܣܹ̈ܐ (ḳassē))

1. lettuce (an edible plant, Lactuca sativa).

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܣܵܐ (ḥassā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܲܣܝܼ (ḥasī)		ܚܲܣܲܢ (ḥassan)
	construct	ܚܲܣ (ḥas)	2nd person	ܚܲܣܘܼܟ݂ (ḥasūḵ)	ܚܲܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥassāḵ)	ܚܲܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥassāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܣܵܐ (ḥassā)	3rd person	ܚܲܣܹܗ (ḥassēh)	ܚܲܣܵܗ̇ (ḥassāh)	ܚܲܣܗܘܿܢ (ḥashōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܲܣܝܼ̈ (ḥasī)		ܚܲܣܲܢ̈ (ḥassan)
	construct	ܚܲܣܲܝ̈ (ḥassay)	2nd person	ܚܲܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥasūḵ)	ܚܲܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥassāḵ)	ܚܲܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥassāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܣܹ̈ܐ (ḥassē)	3rd person	ܚܲܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥasūh)	ܚܲܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥassōh)	ܚܲܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥashōn)