sumpsom

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

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

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

    Noun

    sumpsom m (plural smemín)

    1. sesame seed
      naxni má-mantşíl zayt mnis-sumpsom. ― we don't extract oil from sesame.

    References

    • Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 276
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