iṣu (compare with Hebrew "esh" for "fire")
[Country → Plants]
1) a tree ;
iṣu kīrî : an orchard-tree ;
iṣu bilti : a fruit-tree / a fruit-bearing tree ;
iṣu šadî : a mountain-tree ;
2) : woodland , a grove ;
3) wood , timber ;
4) a house-beam , the beam of a house ;
5) the shaft aof a weapon ;
6) a stake ;
7) fetters ;
8) firewood ;
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Arabic : شجرة
- Syriac : ilana ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ "tree"