سوسن
Arabic
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (swsn' /sōsan/), from Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson), ultimately from Egyptian
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(zšn, “lotus”). Doublet of سُوزَان (sūzān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saw.san/
Noun
سَوْسَن • (sawsan) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَوْسَن sawsan |
السَّوْسَن as-sawsan |
سَوْسَن sawsan |
| nominative | سَوْسَنٌ sawsanun |
السَّوْسَنُ as-sawsanu |
سَوْسَنُ sawsanu |
| accusative | سَوْسَنًا sawsanan |
السَّوْسَنَ as-sawsana |
سَوْسَنَ sawsana |
| genitive | سَوْسَنٍ sawsanin |
السَّوْسَنِ as-sawsani |
سَوْسَنِ sawsani |
Descendants
Proper noun
سَوْسَن • (sawsan) f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Susanna / Suzanna
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | سَوْسَن sawsan |
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| nominative | — | سَوْسَنُ sawsanu |
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| accusative | — | سَوْسَنَ sawsana |
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| genitive | — | سَوْسَنَ sawsana |
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References
- Freytag, Georg (1833) “سوسن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 375
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “سوسن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1466.
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “سوسن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 613
- Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 58
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (swsn' /sōsan/), from Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson), ultimately from Egyptian zšn. Compare Old Armenian շուշան (šušan), Old Georgian შროშანი (šrošani), Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשָׁן (šōšān), שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā), Aramaic שַׁוֹשַׁנְתָּא (šōšantā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /soː.ˈsan/, /saw.ˈsan/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [soː.sǽn], [säw.sǽn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [suː.sǽn], [sow.sǽn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sɵ.sǽn], [säw.sǽn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sōsán, sawsán |
| Dari reading? | sōsan, sawsan |
| Iranian reading? | susan, sowsan |
| Tajik reading? | süsan, savsan |
Noun
| Dari | سوسن |
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| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | сӯсан, савсан |
سوسن • (sôsan, sowsan) (plural سوسنها)
Derived terms
- سوسنگرد (susangerd)
Proper noun
سوسن • (sôsan)
- a female given name, Sosan, Sousan, Susan, Soosan, or Sawsan, from Persian