Etymology

shush

S1H4U1S1H4

Today it means: To be quiet; to keep quiet. Full definition →

Persian شوش ← Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 ← Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠
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shush · verb1

Imitative. Compare shh and hush.

Shush · proper noun2

  1. Elamite · derived from𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗
  2. Old Persian · derived from𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠
  3. Middle Persian · derived from𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩
  4. Persian · borrowed fromشوش
  5. English todayShush

Borrowed from Persian شوش (šuš), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (sūš), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Susa and Sus.

Words from the same roots

Middle Persian𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 all →

sus

Old Persian𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 all →

susSusa

Elamite𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 all →

susSusa

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