سوسن
Arabic
Etymology
From Middle Persian swsn' (sōsan) (Persian سوسن (susan)), from Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson), ultimately from Egyptian
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(zšn, “lotus”).
Noun
سَوْسَن • (sawsan) m
- lily
Declension
Declension of noun سَوْسَن (sawsan)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَوْسَن sawsan | السَّوْسَن as-sawsan | سَوْسَن sawsan |
| Nominative | سَوْسَنٌ sawsanun | السَّوْسَنُ as-sawsanu | سَوْسَنُ sawsanu |
| Accusative | سَوْسَنًا sawsanan | السَّوْسَنَ as-sawsana | سَوْسَنَ sawsana |
| Genitive | سَوْسَنٍ sawsanin | السَّوْسَنِ as-sawsani | سَوْسَنِ sawsani |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1833), “سوسن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 375
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “سوسن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1466
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “سوسن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 613
- Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 58
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian swsn' (sōsan), from Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson), ultimately from Egyptian zšn. Compare Old Armenian շուշան (šušan), Old Georgian შროშანი (šrošani), Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשָׁן (šōšān), שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā), Aramaic שַׁוֹשַׁנְתָּא (šōšantā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soːˈsæn/, /sæʊˈsæn/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /suːˈsæn/
Noun
| Dari | سوسن |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | сӯсан, савсан (süsan, savsan) |
سوسن • (sôsan, sousan) (plural سوسنها (sôsan, sousan-hâ))
- lily
Proper noun
سوسن • (sôsan)
- a female given name, Susan, Sousan, or Soosan, from Middle Persian