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issa

/ˈɪsə/

issa is the contraction of it's.

issa is the contraction of is.

Meaning of it's

Contraction

it's

  1. (contraction, dialectal, nonstandard) There's, there is; there're, there are.
    • It's a package for you by the door.

Meaning of is

Verb

is

  1. (colloquial) Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
    • There is three of them there.

Noun (1) capitalized: Issa

Issa (plural Issas or Issa)

  1. A member of a Somali clan, mainly residing in Djibouti; it is the larger of the two dominant ethnic groups.
    • Until its independence in 1977, Djibouti was called the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Issa

Issa

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.
    • 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.2025 October 2, Madison Hart, “Temecula City Council declares opposition to Prop. 50”, in The Press-Enterprise

Noun (2) capitalized: Issa

Issa pl (plural only)

  1. (alternative, plural, plural-only) Alternative form of Iswa (the Catawba, a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas).

Proper noun (2) capitalized: ISSA

ISSA

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of International Sailing Schools Association

Forms of issa

pluralIssas
pluralIssa

Origin of issa

From Somali Ciise or Arabic عيسى.

From Arabic عيسى (“Jesus”).

Questions about issa

What does issa mean?
Issa means a member of a Somali clan, mainly residing in Djibouti; it is the larger of the two dominant ethnic groups.
What is issa the contraction of?
Issa is the contraction of it's.
What part of speech is issa?
Issa can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce issa?
Issa is pronounced /ˈɪsə/.
What is the plural of issa?
The plural of issa is Issas.

Words near issa in the dictionary

  1. ISRU
  2. isru chag
  3. ISRUs
  4. ISS
  5. iss.
  6. issa
  7. Issac
  8. Issachar
  9. Issacharite
  10. Issacharites
  11. issant

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: issa (page history and authors); Issa (page history and authors); ISSA (page history and authors); it's (page history and authors); is (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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