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Issa
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ISSA issa issā -issa
English
Etymology 1
From en so Ciise or en ar عيسى.
Pronunciation
en
Noun
s *
A member of a Somali clan, mainly residing in Djibouti; it is the larger of the two dominant ethnic groups.
en Until its independence in 1977, Djibouti was called the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas.
Translations
member of the Issa clan in Djibouti
Finnish: fi issa
French: fr Issa m
Etymology 2
From en ar عيسى Jesus.
+ (name)
Proper noun
en male Arabic.
en Arabic.
en Madison Hart Temecula City Council declares opposition to Prop. 50 w:The Press-Enterprise https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/10/02/temecula-city-council-declares-opposition-to-prop-50/ 2025-10-02 Maps for new House of Representatives districts would be created — splitting up red cities that support Republicans Ken Calvert of Corona and Darrell Issa of San Diego County, according to new maps drawn by Democrats. https://web.archive.org/web/20260429002150/https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/10/02/temecula-city-council-declares-opposition-to-prop-50/ 29 April 2026
Etymology 3
Noun
p
en Iswa the Catawba, a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas.
Anagrams
en aiss AISs ASIS ASIs Assi ISAs SSIA Sais Saïs as is as-is is-as sais
en Ethnonyms
Choctaw
Etymology
From cho en leave.
Verb
cho verb
to leave something
French
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-Issa.wav <<France>> (<<Brétigny-sur-Orge>>)
Etymology 1
A French spelling of an Arabic-derived form for Jesus. From fr ar عِيسَى or its derivatives (Wolof Isaa, Pulaar Iisaa etc.).
Proper noun
m
fr male Arabic, widely used in Islamic North and West Africa
Related terms
male given name: fr Jésus
Etymology 2
Noun
m
a member of the Issa clan
Anagrams
fr sais
Latin
la:
Etymology
Borrowed from la grc Ἴσσα, possibly from an la xil - word meaning "spas," from la ine-pro *h₁eysh₂- to move violently, rapidly. Possibly related to la Isacia, a place in la Lucania mentioned by Pliny.
Pronunciation
Issa
Proper noun
Issa<1>
la island off the coast of c/Croatia Vis
Declension
Issa<1>
Derived terms
la Issēnsis
Related terms
la Issaeus
la Issaicus
References
How the Croatian Islands Got Their Names
Roller, D. W. (2018). A Historical and Topographical Guide to the Geography of Strabo. United States: Cambridge University Press, p. 286