سمسم

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲓⲙⲥⲓⲙ (simsim). Compare Classical Syriac ܫܘܫܡܐ (šūšmāʾ, šuššəmāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sim.sim/

Noun

سِمْسِم • (simsim) m

1. sesame (plant or seed)

Declension

Declension of noun سِمْسِم (simsim)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِمْسِم simsim	السِّمْسِم as-simsim	سِمْسِم simsim
Nominative	سِمْسِمٌ simsimun	السِّمْسِمُ as-simsimu	سِمْسِمُ simsimu
Accusative	سِمْسِمًا simsiman	السِّمْسِمَ as-simsima	سِمْسِمَ simsima
Genitive	سِمْسِمٍ simsimin	السِّمْسِمِ as-simsimi	سِمْسِمِ simsimi

Descendants

• Maltese: simsem
• → Urdu: سِمْسِم (simsem)

Proper noun

سِمْسِم • (simsim) m

1. Simsim, Semsem (a former village in what is now Israel).

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim), Coptic ⲥⲓⲙⲥⲓⲙ (simsim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɪm.sɪm/

Noun

سِمْسِم • (simsim) m (Hindi spelling सिम्सिम)

1. sesame

Noun

سَمْسَم • (samsam) m (Hindi spelling सम्सम)

1. fox

References

• “سمسم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سمسم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.