ܫܘܫܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From a shortening of Aramaic שׁוּמְשֻׁומָא (šumššumā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, oil plant), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, oil) and 𒌑 (šammum, plant), and therefore related ܫܘܼܡܢܵܐ (šumnā) and ܣܲܡܵܐ (sammā); compare Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim) and Hebrew שֻׁמְשֹׁם (shumshóm).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃuʃʃmaː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܫܡܵܐ • (šušmām (plural ܫܘܼܫ̈ܡܹܐ (šušmē))

  1. sesame plant
  2. (in the plural) sesame seeds

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܫܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܘܿܫܲܡ (šōšam) 1st person ܫܘܼܫܡܝܼ (šušmī) ܫܘܼܫܡܲܢ (šušman)
construct ܫܘܿܫܲܡ (šōšam) 2nd person ܫܘܼܫܡܘܼܟ݂ (šušmōḵ) ܫܘܼܫܡܵܟ݂ܝ (šušmāḵ) ܫܘܼܫܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šušmawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܫܡܵܐ (šušmā) 3rd person ܫܘܼܫܡܹܗ (šušmēh) ܫܘܼܫܡܵܗ̇ (šušmāh) ܫܘܼܫܡܗܘܿܢ (šušmhōn)
plural absolute ܫܘܼܫܡܝܼ̈ܢ (šušmīn) 1st person ܫܘܼܫܡܝܼ̈ (šušmī) ܫܘܼܫܡܲܢ̈ (šušman)
construct ܫܘܼܫܡܲܝ̈ (šušmay) 2nd person ܫܘܼܫܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šušmōḵ) ܫܘܼܫܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šušmāḵ) ܫܘܼܫܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šušmawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܫ̈ܡܹܐ (šušmē) 3rd person ܫܘܼܫܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šušmūh) ܫܘܼܫܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šušmōh) ܫܘܼܫܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šušmayhōn)

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] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃuʃ(ʃə)me] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܫܡܐ • (šūšmā, šuššəmām (plural ܫܘܫܡܐ)

  1. sesame plant
  2. (in the plural) sesame seeds

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܫܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܘܫܡ 1st person ܫܘܫܡܝ ܫܘܫܡܢ
construct ܫܘܫܡ 2nd person ܫܘܫܡܟ ܫܘܫܡܟܝ ܫܘܫܡܟܘܢ ܫܘܫܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܫܡܐ 3rd person ܫܘܫܡܗ ܫܘܫܡܗ ܫܘܫܡܗܘܢ ܫܘܫܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܘܫܡܝܢ 1st person ܫܘܫܡܝ ܫܘܫܡܝܢ
construct ܫܘܫܡܝ 2nd person ܫܘܫܡܝܟ ܫܘܫܡܝܟܝ ܫܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ ܫܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܫܡܐ 3rd person ܫܘܫܡܘܗܝ ܫܘܫܡܝܗ ܫܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ ܫܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

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, →ISBN, page 1538b