שומשום
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| שׁ־מ־שׁ־ם (š-m-š-m) |
Ultimately from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌 (/šaman/, “oil”) and 𒌑 (/šammu/, “plant”). Compare with Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim) and Classical Syriac ܫܘܫܡܐ (šūšmāʾ, šuššəmāʾ).
Noun edit
שומשום / שֻׁמְשֹׁם • (shumshóm) m
Usage notes edit
- While the later variant סוּמְסוּם (súmsum) is indeed pronounced with an s-sound, this word contains the letter shin, not sin, and should therefore be pronounced shumshóm. The variant súmsum is most common in daily speech.
Synonyms edit
- סוּמְסוּם (súmsum)
References edit
- “שומשום” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
שומשום on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
