صوص

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic صُوص (ṣūṣ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤuːsˤ/

Noun

صوص • (ṣūṣ) m (dual صوصين (ṣūṣēn), plural صيصان (ṣīṣān))

  1. chick
    Synonym: كَتْكوت (katkūt)

Etymology 2

From English sauce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤoːsˤ/, [sˤo̞ːsˤ]

Noun

صوص • (ṣōṣ) m (collective, plural صوصات (ṣōṣāt))

  1. sauce

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin and related to صوصمق (susmak, “to be silent”).

Adjective

صوص • (sus)

  1. quiet, silent, free of sound or noise
    Synonym: خاموش (hamuş)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sus
  • → Armenian: սուս (sus)

Interjection

صوص • (sus)

  1. quiet, be still
    Synonym: خاموش (hamuş)

Further reading

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