ܫܘܫܡܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- שושמא, שומשמא, ܫܝܫܡܐ, ܫܫܡܐ
Etymology
Shortening of שומשומא (šumššumā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, “oil”) and 𒌑 (šammum, “plant”). Compare Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim) and Hebrew שֻׁמְשֹׁם (šumšōm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃuʃ(ʃə)mɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃuʃ(ʃə)me(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܫܘܫܡܐ • (šūšmāʾ, šuššəmāʾ) m (plural ܫܘܫܡܐ)
- sesame plant
- (in the plural) sesame seeds
Inflection
inflection of ܫܘܫܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܘܫܡ | ܫܘܫܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܘܫܡ | ܫܘܫܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܘܫܡܐ | ܫܘܫܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܘܫܡܝ | ܫܘܫܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܘܫܡܟ | ܫܘܫܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܘܫܡܟܝ | ܫܘܫܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܘܫܡܗ | ܫܘܫܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܘܫܡܗ | ܫܘܫܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܘܫܡܢ | ܫܘܫܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܘܫܡܟܘܢ | ܫܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܘܫܡܟܝܢ | ܫܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܘܫܡܗܘܢ | ܫܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܘܫܡܗܝܢ | ܫܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܫܘܫܡ ܕܐܒܐ
- ܫܘܫܡܢܐ
References
- “šwšm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 384b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 569b
- 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, page 1538b