issa

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See also: Issa, issā, and -issa

English

Pronunciation

  • (it's a): IPA(key): /ˈɪsə/, /ˈɪzə/
  • (is a): IPA(key): /ˈɪzə/

Contraction

issa (slang)

  1. Contraction of it's a.
  2. Contraction of is a.

Anagrams

Estonian

Noun

issa

  1. illative singular of isa

Italian

Verb

issa

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

Anagrams

Maltese

Etymology

Contraction of is-siegħa ( the hour), from Arabic اَلسّاعة (as-sāʕa). Compare Iraqi Arabic هسا (hassa, now), Egyptian Arabic لسا (lissa, still).

Pronunciation

Adverb

issa

  1. now
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Jien, li fl-imħabba kelli biss sensiela twila ta’ diżappunti; jien li kont bdejt nemmen li qatt mhu se nsib lil min iħobbni, issa kont ħassejt li f’salt wieħed seħħ miraklu. Kont skirt bl-imħabba.
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Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa).

Noun

issa m

  1. bear
    Synonym: accha

Declension

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin ipsa. Compare with Italian essa, Portuguese essa and Spanish esa.

Pronoun

issa

  1. (Campidanese, Logudorese) feminine singular of issu: she, it
    Synonym: (Campidanese) idda

Adjective

issa (plural issas)

  1. (Campidanese, Logudorese) feminine singular of issu