"Susa" meaning in English

See Susa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsuːzə/
Etymology: From Latin Sūsa, from Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Sus and Shush. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Sūsa}} Latin Sūsa, {{der|en|grc|Σοῦσα}} Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa), {{der|en|peo|𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠|tr=çūšā}} Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), {{der|en|elx|𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗|tr=šušen}} Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen), {{doublet|en|Sus|Shush}} Doublet of Sus and Shush Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Susa
  1. (historical) An ancient city, which became the capital of Elam, the Persian Empire, the Seleucid Empire and the Parthian Empire, now known as Shush in modern-day Khuzestan, Iran. Wikidata QID: Q180773 Wikipedia link: Susa Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Near East Categories (place): Places in Iran Derived forms: Susian Translations (ancient city): Σοῦσα (Soûsa) (Ancient Greek), ܫܘܫ [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Շոշ (Šoš) (Armenian), Susa [feminine] (Catalan), Súsy [feminine, plural] (Czech), Suse [feminine] (French), Susa [neuter] (German), שׁוּשָׁן (shushán) (Hebrew), शूश (śūś) [masculine] (Hindi), Sūsa [feminine] (Latin), शूश (śūś) (Marathi), 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (Sūš) (Middle Persian), šws (šūs) (Middle Persian), 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (alt: ç-u-š-a /⁠Çūšā⁠/) [masculine] (Old Persian), شوش (šuš) (Persian), Сузы (Suzy) [plural] (Russian), Susa (Turkish)
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