Issa

See also: issa, issā, and -issa

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Issa

  1. A Somali clan, mainly residing in Djibouti, where it is larger of the two dominating ethnic groups.
    Until its independence in 1977 Djibouti was called the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas.
  2. A member of the Issa clan.
Translations

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Issa

  1. Alternative form of Iswa (the Catawba, a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas).

Anagrams

French

Etymology 1

A French spelling of an Arabic-derived form for Jesus. From Arabic عِيسَى‎ (ʿīsā) or its derivatives (Wolof Isaa, Pulaar Iisaa etc.).

Proper noun

Issa m

  1. A male given name, widely used in Islamic North and West Africa.

Etymology 2

Noun

Issa m (plural Issas)

  1. A member of the Issa clan

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴσσα (Íssa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Issa f (genitive Issae); first declension

  1. Vis (island off the coast of Croatia)

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Issa
genitive Issae
dative Issae
accusative Issam
ablative Issā
vocative Issa

Derived terms

  • Issēnsis
  • Issaeus
  • Issaicus

References

  • Issa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Issa in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Issa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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