issa

See also: Issa, issā, and -issa

English

Contraction

issa

  1. (slang) Contraction of it's a or is a.

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

issa

  1. inflection of issare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Maltese

Etymology

Probably a contraction of is-siegħa (“[at] the hour”), from Arabic اَلسّاعة‎ (as-sāʿa). Compare Egyptian Arabic لسا‎ (lissa, “still”).

Adverb

issa

  1. now

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀇𑀲𑁆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
  • इस्स (Devanagari script)
  • ইস্স (Bengali script)
  • ඉස‍්ස (Sinhalese script)
  • ဣဿ (Burmese script)
  • อิสฺส or อิสสะ (Thai script)
  • ᩍᩔ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອິສ຺ສ or ອິສສະ (Lao script)
  • ឥស្ស (Khmer script)

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa)

Noun

issa m

  1. bear

Declension
Declension table of "issa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)issoissā
Accusative (second)issaṃisse
Instrumental (third)issenaissehi or issebhi
Dative (fourth)issassa or issāya or issatthaṃissānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)issasmā or issamhā or issāissehi or issebhi
Genitive (sixth)issassaissānaṃ
Locative (seventh)issasmiṃ or issamhi or isseissesu
Vocative (calling)issaissā
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