صوص

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic صُوص (ṣūṣ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤuːsˤ/

Noun

صوص (ṣūṣ) m (dual صوصين (ṣūṣēn), plural صيصان (ṣīṣān))

  1. chick
    Synonym: كَتْكوت (katkūt)

Etymology 2

From English sauce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤoːsˤ/

Noun

صوص (ṣōṣ) m (collective, plural صوصات (ṣōṣāt))

  1. sauce

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin and related to صوصمق (susmak, to be silent).

Adjective

صوص (sus)

  1. quiet, silent, free of sound or noise
    Synonym: خاموش (hamuş)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sus
  • Armenian: սուս (sus)

Interjection

صوص (sus)

  1. quiet, be still
    Synonym: خاموش (hamuş)

Further reading

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