Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Semitic *śamš-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

שִׁמְשָׁא (šemšām or f

  1. sun

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

שמשא (transliteration neededm (plural שמשא, singular feminine counterpart שמשתא)

  1. servant
  2. minister, deacon