sesam

Borrowed from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈseː.zɑm/

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• Hyphenation: se‧sam

sesam m (plural sesams, diminutive sesammetje n)

1. sesame (Sesamum indicum)

• sesamzaad

sesam m (uncountable)

1. sesame, seeds

• (seed): sesamzaad

• Afrikaans: sesam
• → Indonesian: sesam

From Latin sīsamum, variant of sēsama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌 (/⁠šaman⁠/, “oil”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːsam/

sesam n (genitive singular sesams, uncountable)

1. sesame

• sesamfræ

• IPA^(key): /ˈse(ː)sɑm/, [ˈs̠e̞(ː)s̠ɑ̝m]
• Rhymes: -esɑm
• Syllabification^(key): se‧sam
• Hyphenation^(key): se‧sam

sesam (archaic)

1. alternative spelling of seesam

From Dutch sesam, from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈsesam]
• Hyphenation: sé‧sam

sésam (plural sesam-sesam)

1. sesame

   Synonyms: bijan, lenga, wijen

• “sesam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”).

sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamer, definite plural sesamene)

1. sesame

• sesamfrø

• “sesam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sesam” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”).

sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamar, definite plural sesamane)

1. sesame

• sesamfrø

• “sesam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from French sésame.

sesam n (uncountable)

1. sesame

Borrowed from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon); see there for more.

sesam c

1. sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum and its seed).

• sesamfrö
• sesamben
• sesam, öppna dig

• sesam in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

sesam (nominative plural sesams)

1. sesame