susan

See also: Susan

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صوسام (susam), from older سیسم (sisam), from Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim) or Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, “oil”) and 𒌑 (šammum, “plant”).

Noun

susan m (uncountable)

1. sesame

Declension

declension of susan (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) susan	susanul
genitive/dative	(unui) susan	susanului
vocative	susanule