ميس

العربية

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ميس

/majs/

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Borrowed from Aramaic מַיְשָׁא / ܡܰܝܫܳܐ (mayšā, “nettle tree”), from Akkadian 𒄑𒈩 (mēsum), from Sumerian 𒄑𒈩 (^(g̃eš)mes /⁠mes⁠/), apparently also the nettle tree, contrasted with 𒄑𒈩𒈣𒃶𒈾 (musukkannum, literally “mes from Makan”), a tree from the East used for wood, apparently sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo). In Hebrew, the former is found as מַיִשׁ (mayiš, “nettle tree”), the later as מְסֻכָּן (məsukkān).

noun مَيْس · mays · الْمَيْس · مَيْسٌ

nettle tree, hackberry (Celtis gen. et spp., especially Celtis australis, but locally also Celtis caucasica)

In English

hackberry plant

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"ميس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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ميس. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3

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"ميس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ميس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}