سوسن

Arabic

Etymology

From Middle Persian swsn' (sōsan) (Persian سوسن‎ (sôsan, sousan)), from Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson), ultimately from Egyptian



(zšn, “lotus”).

Noun

سَوْسَن or سُوسَن • (sawsan or sūsan) m

  1. lily

Declension
Declension of noun سَوْسَن (sawsan)‎; سُوسَن (sūsan)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَوْسَن‎; سُوسَن
sawsan‎; sūsan		 السَّوْسَن‎‎; السُّوسَن‎
as-sawsan‎; as-sūsan		 سَوْسَن‎; سُوسَن
sawsan‎; sūsan
Nominative سَوْسَنٌ‎; سُوسَنٌ
sawsanun‎; sūsanun		 السَّوْسَنُ‎‎; السُّوسَنُ‎
as-sawsanu‎; as-sūsanu		 سَوْسَنُ‎; سُوسَنُ
sawsanu‎; sūsanu
Accusative سَوْسَنًا‎‎; سُوسَنًا‎
sawsanan‎; sūsanan		 السَّوْسَنَ‎‎; السُّوسَنَ‎
as-sawsana‎; as-sūsana		 سَوْسَنَ‎; سُوسَنَ
sawsana‎; sūsana
Genitive سَوْسَنٍ‎; سُوسَنٍ
sawsanin‎; sūsanin		 السَّوْسَنِ‎‎; السُّوسَنِ‎
as-sawsani‎; as-sūsani		 سَوْسَنِ‎; سُوسَنِ
sawsani‎; sūsani

References
  • Freytag, Georg (1833), “سوسن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 375
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), “سوسن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1466
  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “سوسن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, ISBN 978-3-447-06584-9, page 613
  • Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 58

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian swsn' (sōsan), from Ancient Greek σοῦσον (soûson), ultimately from Egyptian zšn. Compare Old Armenian շուշան (šušan), Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשָׁן‎ (šōšān), שׁוֹשַׁנָּה‎ (šōšannā), Aramaic שַׁוֹשַׁנְתָּא‎ (šōšantā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /soːˈsæn/, /sæʊˈsæn/
  • (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /suːˈsæn/

Noun
Dari Persian سوسن
Iranian Persian سوسن
Tajiki Persian сӯсан, савсан (süsan, savsan)

سوسن • (sôsan, sousan) (plural سوسن‌ها‎ (sôsan, sousan-hâ))

  1. lily

Proper noun

سوسن • (sôsan)

  1. A female given name, Susan, Sousan or Soosan.
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