Issa
English
Etymology 1
From Somali Ciise or Arabic عيسى.
Pronunciation
Noun
Issa (plural Issas or Issa)
- A member of a Somali clan, mainly residing in Djibouti; it is the larger of the two dominant ethnic groups.
- Until its independence in 1977, Djibouti was called the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas.
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
Issa pl (plural only)
- Alternative form of Iswa (the Catawba, a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas).
Anagrams
Choctaw
Etymology
Noun
Issa
- to leave something
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.sa/
Etymology 1
A French spelling of an Arabic-derived form for Jesus. From Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or its derivatives (Wolof Isaa, Pulaar Iisaa etc.).
Proper noun
Issa m
- a male given name from Arabic, widely used in Islamic North and West Africa
Related terms
- male given name: Jésus
Etymology 2
Noun
Issa m (plural Issas)
- a member of the Issa clan
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴσσα (Íssa), possibly from an Illyrian word meaning "spas," from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to move violently, rapidly”). Possibly related to Isacia, a place in Lucania mentioned by Pliny.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪs.sa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈis.sa]
Proper noun
Issa f sg (genitive Issae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Issa |
genitive | Issae |
dative | Issae |
accusative | Issam |
ablative | Issā |
vocative | Issa |
Derived terms
- Issēnsis
Related terms
- 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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- Roller, D. W. (2018). A Historical and Topographical Guide to the Geography of Strabo. United States: Cambridge University Press, p. 286