sesam

Borrowed from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא‎ (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא‎ (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈseː.zɑm/

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• Hyphenation: se‧sam

sesam m (plural sesams, diminutive sesammetje n)

1. sesame, Sesamum indicum

• sesamzaad

sesam m (uncountable)

1. sesame, seeds

• (seed): sesamzaad

• Afrikaans: sesam
• → Indonesian: sesam

From Latin sīsamum, variant of sēsama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), from Old Aramaic שושמא‎ (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא‎ (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌 (/šaman/, “oil”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːsam/

sesam n (genitive singular sesams, uncountable)

1. sesame

• sesamfræ

• IPA^(key): /ˈse(ː)sɑm/, [ˈs̠e̞(ː)s̠ɑm]
• Rhymes: -esɑm
• Syllabification^(key): se‧sam

sesam

1. (archaic) Alternative spelling of seesam

From Dutch sesam, from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא‎ (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא‎ (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈsesam]
• Hyphenation: sé‧sam

sésam (first-person possessive sesamku, second-person possessive sesammu, third-person possessive sesamnya)

1. sesame

   Synonyms: bijan, wijen

• “sesam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”).

sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamer, definite plural sesamene)

1. sesame

• sesamfrø

• “sesam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sesam” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”).

sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamar, definite plural sesamane)

1. sesame

• sesamfrø

• “sesam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From French sésame.

sesam n (uncountable)

1. sesame

sesam (nominative plural sesams)

1. sesame