سمسم

Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Semitic *šamn-
Akkadian šaman
Akkadian šammum
Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammum)bor.
Aramaic שׁוּמְשֻׁומָא (šumššumā)bor.
Arabic سمسم

    Borrowed from Aramaic שׁוּמְשֻׁומָא (šumššumā), borrowed from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammum), from šaman + šammum. Compare Classical Syriac ܫܘܫܡܐ (šūšmāʾ, šuššəmāʾ).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sim.sim/

    Noun

    سِمْسِم • (simsim) m

    1. sesame (plant or seed)

    Declension

    Declension of noun سِمْسِم (simsim)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal سِمْسِم
    simsim     		السِّمْسِم
    as-simsim     		سِمْسِم
    simsim
    nominative سِمْسِمٌ
    simsimun     		السِّمْسِمُ
    as-simsimu     		سِمْسِمُ
    simsimu
    accusative سِمْسِمًا
    simsiman     		السِّمْسِمَ
    as-simsima     		سِمْسِمَ
    simsima
    genitive سِمْسِمٍ
    simsimin     		السِّمْسِمِ
    as-simsimi     		سِمْسِمِ
    simsimi

    Descendants

    • Cypriot Arabic: sumpsom
    • Maltese: simsem
    • → Urdu: سِمْسِم (simsim)

    Proper noun

    سِمْسِم • (simsim) m

    1. Simsim, Semsem (a former village in what is now Israel)

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Semitic *šamn-
    Akkadian šaman
    Akkadian šammum
    Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammum)bor.
    Aramaic שׁוּמְשֻׁומָא (šumššumā)bor.
    Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim)bor.
    Urdu سمسم

      Borrowed from Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim), borrowed from Aramaic שׁוּמְשֻׁומָא (šumššumā), borrowed from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammum), from šaman + šammum.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      سِمْسِم • (simsim) m (Hindi spelling सिमसिम)

      1. sesame

      Noun

      سَمْسَم • (samsam) m (Hindi spelling सम्सम)

      1. fox

      References

      • “سمسم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
      • “سمسم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
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