šꜣsw

Etymology
Probably from. A borrowing derived from or  has also been suggested.

Proper noun

 * 1) the Shasu, Semitic nomads originally from the area around Edom and, later also throughout southern Canaan
 * 2) the land of the Shasu, the area around Edom and
 * 3)  warlike nomads in general

Usage notes
Conventionally this word is sometimes translated as, but the Shasu were not (necessarily) Arabs; some scholars have suggested links to other Semitic groups, such as the Israelites.