Etymology

sus

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Today it means: Suspicion (in terms of a sus law). Full definition →

Persian سوس ← Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 ← Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠
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sus · noun1

Clipping of suspicion. Compare suss out, suss.

sus · adjective2

Clipping of suspicious.

sus · adjective3

Clipping of suspended.

sus · verb4

Clipping of suspend.

Sus · proper noun5

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

Borrowed from Persian سوس (sus), alternative form of شوش (šuš), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (sūš), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Susa and Shush.

Words from the same roots

Middle Persian𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 all →

shush

Old Persian𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 all →

Susashush

Elamite𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 all →

Susashush

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