שישא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃeːʃɑʔ/

Noun

שֵׁישָׁא • (šēšām (plural שישא)

  1. marble (rock)

Etymology 2

From Middle Iranian šīšā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiːʃɑʔ/

Noun

שִׁישָׁא • (šīšām (plural שישא)

  1. bottle

References

  • Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, →ISBN, page 1141