سمسم

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲓⲙⲥⲓⲙ (simsim). 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

  • Maltese: simsem
  • → Urdu: سِمْسِم (simsem)

Proper noun

سِمْسِم • (simsim) m

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

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim), Coptic ⲥⲓⲙⲥⲓⲙ (simsim).

Pronunciation

Noun

سِمْسِم • (simsim) m (Hindi spelling सिम्सिम)

  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, 2025.
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