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"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Semitic *šamn-\nAkkadian šaman\nAkkadian šammum\nAkkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammum)bor.\nAramaic שׁוּמְשֻׁומָא (šumššumā)bor.\nArabic سِمْسِم (simsim)\nMaltese simsem\nInherited from Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim), borrowed from Aramaic שׁוּמְשֻׁומָא (šumššumā), borrowed from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammum), from šaman + šammum.",
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"form": "simsma",
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},
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"word": "ġulġlien"
}
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"ipa": "/ˈsɪm.sɛm/"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈsɪm.sɛm/"
},
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}
],
"word": "simsem"
}
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