issa

See also: Issa, issā, and -issa

English

Pronunciation

• (it's a): IPA^(key): /ˈɪsə/, /ˈɪzə/
• (is a): IPA^(key): /ˈɪzə/

Contraction

issa (slang)

1. Contraction of it's a.
2. Contraction of is a.

Anagrams

• AISs, ASIS, ASIs, Assi, ISAs, SSIA, Sais, Saïs, as is, as-is, is-as, sais

Estonian

Noun

issa

1. illative singular of isa

Italian

Verb

issa

1. inflection of issare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• -assi, Sais, assi

Maltese

Etymology

Contraction of is-siegħa (“[at] the hour”), from Arabic اَلسّاعة (as-sāʕa). Compare Iraqi Arabic هسا (hassa, “now”), Egyptian Arabic لسا (lissa, “still”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪs.sa/

Adverb

issa

1. now
   • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Jien, li fl-imħabba kelli biss sensiela twila ta’ diżappunti; jien li kont bdejt nemmen li qatt mhu se nsib lil min iħobbni, issa kont ħassejt li f’salt wieħed seħħ miraklu. Kont skirt bl-imħabba.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀇𑀲𑁆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• इस्स (Devanagari script)
• ইস্স (Bengali script)
• ඉස‍්ස (Sinhalese script)
• ဣဿ or ဢိသ်သ (Burmese script)
• อิสฺส or อิสสะ (Thai script)
• ᩍᩔ (Tai Tham script)
• ອິສ຺ສ or ອິສສະ (Lao script)
• ឥស្ស (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄨𑄥𑄴𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa).

Noun

issa m

1. bear

   Synonym: accha

Declension

Declension table of "issa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	isso	issā
Accusative (second)	issaṃ	isse
Instrumental (third)	issena	issehi or issebhi
Dative (fourth)	issassa or issāya or issatthaṃ	issānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	issasmā or issamhā or issā	issehi or issebhi
Genitive (sixth)	issassa	issānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	issasmiṃ or issamhi or isse	issesu
Vocative (calling)	issa	issā

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin ipsa. Compare with Italian essa, Portuguese essa and Spanish esa.

Pronoun

issa

1. (Campidanese, Logudorese) feminine singular of issu: she, it

   Synonym: (Campidanese) idda

Adjective

issa (plural issas)

1. (Campidanese, Logudorese) feminine singular of issu

Related terms

• idda
• ista