ܙܡܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܙ ܡ ܡ
1 term

Compare Arabic زِمَام (zimām) and Biblical Hebrew זְמוּם (zəmūm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܙܡܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܡܡܐ)

  1. tying, fastening
  2. tie, knot
  3. muzzle, bridle, rein, harness
  4. nose piercing
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܡܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܡܡ 1st person ܙܡܡܝ ܙܡܡܢ
construct ܙܡܡ 2nd person ܙܡܡܟ ܙܡܡܟܝ ܙܡܡܟܘܢ ܙܡܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܡܡܐ 3rd person ܙܡܡܗ ܙܡܡܗ ܙܡܡܗܘܢ ܙܡܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܡܡܝܢ 1st person ܙܡܡܝ ܙܡܡܝܢ
construct ܙܡܡܝ 2nd person ܙܡܡܝܟ ܙܡܡܝܟܝ ܙܡܡܝܟܘܢ ܙܡܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܡܡܐ 3rd person ܙܡܡܘܗܝ ܙܡܡܝܗ ܙܡܡܝܗܘܢ ܙܡܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܙ ܡ ܡ
1 term

Compare Biblical Hebrew זִמְזוּם (zimzūm)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑmɑ]

Noun

ܙܡܡܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. sound, hum, buzz, ring
  2. murmur, whisper
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܡܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܡܡ 1st person ܙܡܡܝ ܙܡܡܢ
construct ܙܡܡ 2nd person ܙܡܡܟ ܙܡܡܟܝ ܙܡܡܟܘܢ ܙܡܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܡܡܐ 3rd person ܙܡܡܗ ܙܡܡܗ ܙܡܡܗܘܢ ܙܡܡܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek σμήγματα (smḗgmata), plural form of σμῆγμα (smêgma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܙܡܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܙܡܡܐ)

  1. unguent, ointment
    Synonym: ܒܣܡܐ
  2. perfume
    Synonyms: ܒܣܡܐ, ܥܛܪܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܙܡܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܙܡܡ 1st person ܙܡܡܝ ܙܡܡܢ
construct ܙܡܡ 2nd person ܙܡܡܟ ܙܡܡܟܝ ܙܡܡܟܘܢ ܙܡܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܡܡܐ 3rd person ܙܡܡܗ ܙܡܡܗ ܙܡܡܗܘܢ ܙܡܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܙܡܡܝܢ 1st person ܙܡܡܝ ܙܡܡܝܢ
construct ܙܡܡܝ 2nd person ܙܡܡܝܟ ܙܡܡܝܟܝ ܙܡܡܝܟܘܢ ܙܡܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܙܡܡܐ 3rd person ܙܡܡܘܗܝ ܙܡܡܝܗ ܙܡܡܝܗܘܢ ܙܡܡܝܗܝܢ
See also
  • ܣܡܡܐ

References

  • zmm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 89a–b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 117b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 386a