ܟܘܫ

From Hebrew כּוּשׁ‎ (kúsh), from Egyptian kꜣš.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈkuʃː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃuʃː]

ܟܘܼܫ • (kuš) f

1. Ethiopia: A country in East Africa. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
   • Psalms 68:31:

     ‏ܒܸܬ ܐܵܬܝܼ ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ، ܟܘܼܫ ܒܸܬ ܦܲܠܛܵܐ ܐܝܼܕܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ.‎‎

     bit ātī īzgaddē min miṣrēn, kuš bit palṭā īdātoh l-alāhā.

     Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

2. (historical) Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the parts south of Egypt and along and east of the Nile.

ܟܘܼܫ • (kuš) m

1. (biblical) Cush (son of Ham and grandson of Noah)
   • Genesis 10:6:

     ‏ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܵܡ: ܟܘܼܫ، ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ، ܦܘܿܛ، ܘܟܢܲܥܢ.‎‎

     bnonē d-ḵām: kuš, miṣrēn, poṭ w-knāʿn.

     The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.

• ܟܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ‎ (kušāyā, “Ethiopia”)