שומשום

Hebrew

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Aramaic שושמא‎ (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא‎ (šumššemā), from Akkadian (Assyrian) 𒊭𒐊𒐊 (šamaššammū), [script needed] (šamaššammi, literally “oil plant”), compound of [script needed] (šaman, “oil”) and [script needed] (šammu, “plant”). Compare with Arabic سِمْسِم‎ (simsim) and Classical Syriac ܫܘܫܡܐ‎ (šūšmāʾ, šuššəmāʾ).

Noun

שומשום \ שֻׁמְשֹׁם • (shumshóm) m

  1. (uncountable) sesame

Synonyms

  • סוּמְסוּם‎ (sumsum)
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