Etymology

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Today it means: A member of a Somali clan, mainly residing in Djibouti; it is the larger of the two dominant ethnic groups. Full definition →

Somali Ciise ← Arabic عيسى
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Issa · noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromعيسى
  2. Somali · derived fromCiise
  3. English todayIssa

From Somali Ciise or Arabic عيسى.

Issa · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromعيسى“Jesus”
  2. English todayIssa

From Arabic عيسى (“Jesus”).

Words from the same roots

SomaliCiise all →

Isse

Arabicعيسى all →

Isse

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.