Biblical Hebrew origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “little sun”
Borrowed from Classical Syriac [Term?], from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן (śimśōn, literally “little sun”); compare the native ܫܸܡܫܘܿܢܵܐ (šimšōnā).
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- Wiktionary: ܫܡܫܘܢCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
