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σήσαμον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, oil plant), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, oil) and 𒌑 (šammum, plant).

Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀭𐀭𐀔 (sa-sa-ma), which could place the borrowing at Proto-Hellenic age. The Greek neuter might have been back-formed from the collective.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σήσᾰμον (sḗsămonn (genitive σησᾰ́μου); second declension

  1. sesame

Declension

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