# \*šūšān-: 'grass' 1, 'lotus, lily' 2

> Proto-Semitic *šūšān-, 'grass' 1, 'lotus, lily' 2: reflexes in 6 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šūšān- |
| Meaning | 'grass' 1, 'lotus, lily' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1484 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sūsān- 2 |  |  |
| Akkadian | šišnu 1 (CAD Š/3 126; AHw 1250) | CAD Š/3 126; AHw 1250 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šōšān 2 |  |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šōšannā, šōšantā (HALOT 1454) | HALOT 1454 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šaušantā (HALOT 1454); šīšnā 1 (Payne Smith 575) | HALOT 1454; Payne Smith 575 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | CPArm. šwšnʾ (HALOT 1454) | HALOT 1454 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Sense 2 is a culture word from Egyptian sšn (Erman-G. Wb. 3:485 apud HALOT 1454), from which HALOT derives the Hebrew. Sense 1: Akk. šišnu (šišanu, šešanu) '(a rush)'; CAD Š/3 126 compares Syr. šišnā 'rush'.

## Linked from

- [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>)

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