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) (directly from Akkadian?).
σήσᾰμον • (sḗsămon) n (genitive σησᾰ́μου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ σήσᾰμον tò sḗsămon |
τὼ σησᾰ́μω tṑ sēsắmō |
τᾰ̀ σήσᾰμᾰ tằ sḗsămă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ σησᾰ́μου toû sēsắmou |
τοῖν σησᾰ́μοιν toîn sēsắmoin |
τῶν σησᾰ́μων tôn sēsắmōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ σησᾰ́μῳ tôi sēsắmōi |
τοῖν σησᾰ́μοιν toîn sēsắmoin |
τοῖς σησᾰ́μοις toîs sēsắmois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ σήσᾰμον tò sḗsămon |
τὼ σησᾰ́μω tṑ sēsắmō |
τᾰ̀ σήσᾰμᾰ tằ sḗsămă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σήσᾰμον sḗsămon |
σησᾰ́μω sēsắmō |
σήσᾰμᾰ sḗsămă | ||||||||||
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