# sesam
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈseː.zɑm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: se‧sam

### Noun

sesam m (plural sesams, diminutive sesammetje n)
* sesame (Sesamum indicum)

#### Derived terms

* sesamzaad

### Noun

sesam m (uncountable)
* sesame, seeds

#### Synonyms

* (seed): sesamzaad

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: sesam
* → Indonesian: sesam

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Latin sīsamum, variant of sēsama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌 (/⁠šaman⁠/, “oil”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈseːsam/

### Noun

sesam n (genitive singular sesams, uncountable)
* sesame

#### Derived terms

* sesamfræ

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈse(ː)sɑm/, [ˈs̠e̞(ː)s̠ɑ̝m]
* Rhymes: -esɑm
* Hyphenation: se‧sam

### Noun

sesam (archaic)
* Alternative spelling of seesam

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sesam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sesamini
sesamini
accusative
nom.
sesamini
sesamini
gen.
sesamini
genitive
sesamini
sesamieni
partitive
sesamiani
sesamejani
inessive
sesamissani
sesameissani
elative
sesamistani
sesameistani
illative
sesamiini
sesameihini
adessive
sesamillani
sesameillani
ablative
sesamiltani
sesameiltani
allative
sesamilleni
sesameilleni
essive
sesaminani
sesameinani
translative
sesamikseni
sesameikseni
abessive
sesamittani
sesameittani
instructive
comitative
—sesameineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sesamisi
sesamisi
accusative
nom.
sesamisi
sesamisi
gen.
sesamisi
genitive
sesamisi
sesamiesi
partitive
sesamiasi
sesamejasi
inessive
sesamissasi
sesameissasi
elative
sesamistasi
sesameistasi
illative
sesamiisi
sesameihisi
adessive
sesamillasi
sesameillasi
ablative
sesamiltasi
sesameiltasi
allative
sesamillesi
sesameillesi
essive
sesaminasi
sesameinasi
translative
sesamiksesi
sesameiksesi
abessive
sesamittasi
sesameittasi
instructive
comitative
—sesameinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sesamimme
sesamimme
accusative
nom.
sesamimme
sesamimme
gen.
sesamimme
genitive
sesamimme
sesamiemme
partitive
sesamiamme
sesamejamme
inessive
sesamissamme
sesameissamme
elative
sesamistamme
sesameistamme
illative
sesamiimme
sesameihimme
adessive
sesamillamme
sesameillamme
ablative
sesamiltamme
sesameiltamme
allative
sesamillemme
sesameillemme
essive
sesaminamme
sesameinamme
translative
sesamiksemme
sesameiksemme
abessive
sesamittamme
sesameittamme
instructive
comitative
—sesameinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sesaminne
sesaminne
accusative
nom.
sesaminne
sesaminne
gen.
sesaminne
genitive
sesaminne
sesamienne
partitive
sesamianne
sesamejanne
inessive
sesamissanne
sesameissanne
elative
sesamistanne
sesameistanne
illative
sesamiinne
sesameihinne
adessive
sesamillanne
sesameillanne
ablative
sesamiltanne
sesameiltanne
allative
sesamillenne
sesameillenne
essive
sesaminanne
sesameinanne
translative
sesamiksenne
sesameiksenne
abessive
sesamittanne
sesameittanne
instructive
comitative
—sesameinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sesaminsa
sesaminsa
accusative
nom.
sesaminsa
sesaminsa
gen.
sesaminsa
genitive
sesaminsa
sesamiensa
partitive
sesamiaan sesamiansa
sesamejaan sesamejansa
inessive
sesamissaan sesamissansa
sesameissaan sesameissansa
elative
sesamistaan sesamistansa
sesameistaan sesameistansa
illative
sesamiinsa
sesameihinsa
adessive
sesamillaan sesamillansa
sesameillaan sesameillansa
ablative
sesamiltaan sesamiltansa
sesameiltaan sesameiltansa
allative
sesamilleen sesamillensa
sesameilleen sesameillensa
essive
sesaminaan sesaminansa
sesameinaan sesameinansa
translative
sesamikseen sesamiksensa
sesameikseen sesameiksensa
abessive
sesamittaan sesamittansa
sesameittaan sesameittansa
instructive
comitative
—sesameineen sesameinensa :

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch sesam, from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsesam]
* Hyphenation: sé‧sam

### Noun

sésam (plural sesam-sesam)
* sesame
    Synonyms: bijan, lenga, wijen

### Further reading

* “sesam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”).

### Noun

sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamer, definite plural sesamene)
* sesame

#### Derived terms

* sesamfrø

### References

* “sesam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “sesam” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”).

### Noun

sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamar, definite plural sesamane)
* sesame

#### Derived terms

* sesamfrø

### References

* “sesam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sésame.

### Noun

sesam n (uncountable)
* sesame

#### Declension
## Volapük
### Noun

sesam (nominative plural sesams)
* sesame

#### Declension

$^1$ status as a case is disputed $^2$ in later, non-classical Volapük only