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zmm
(a/a)
vb.
to buzz, to sound
G
C
Dt
Q
G
pəˁal
to whisper, to sound
1 sense
▶
to whisper, to sound
Syr
,
JBAmb
,
Man
▶
1 citation
GY 282:10
↗
zaimia akuat mania ḏnhaša
: they clang like bronze vessels
C
ˀafˁel
to sound
2 senses
▶
1
to sound
Syr
▶
1 citation
Cyr<sup>1>sup> 285:19
text not cited
2
to cause to resound
Syr
▶
1 citation
JSB4 22:6
↗
ܘܡܐܐ ܫܢܝ̈ܐ ܐܙܡ ܝܬܪܗ
wmˀˀ šnÿˀ ˀzm ytrh
ומאא שניא אזם יתרה
ܘܡܐܐ ܫܢܝ̈ܐ ܐܙܡ ܝܬܪܗ
wmˀˀ šnÿˀ ˀzm ytrh
ומאא שניא אזם יתרה
ܘܡܐܐ ܫܢܝ̈ܐ ܐܙܡ ܝܬܪܗ
ܘܡܐܐ ܫܢܝ̈ܐ ܐܙܡ ܝܬܪܗ
: he made his bow-string hum for a hundred years
Dt
ˀeṯpaˁˁal
to be struck
2 senses
▶
1
to be struck
Syr
▶
1 citation
Bheb Ps 33:2
text not cited
2
to resound
Man
Q
quadriliteral
zmzm
: to whisper or hiss
2 senses
▶
1
zmzm
: to whisper or hiss
Syr
▶
1 citation
Hormizd 117:2411
ܙܡܙܡ ܘܬܡܬܡ
zmzm wtmtm
זמזם ותמתם
ܙܡܙܡ ܘܬܡܬܡ
zmzm wtmtm
זמזם ותמתם
ܙܡܙܡ ܘܬܡܬܡ
ܙܡܙܡ ܘܬܡܬܡ
2
to tingle an instrument
JBA
▶
1 citation
BT Er 104a(37)
↗
קלא דזמזומי
qlˀ dzmzwmy
ܩܠܐ ܕܙܡܙܘܡܝ
ܩܠܐ ܕܙܡܙܘܡܝ
qlˀ dzmzwmy
קלא דזמזומי
ܩܠܐ ܕܙܡܙܘܡܝ
ܩܠܐ ܕܙܡܙܘܡܝ
: a musical type of sound
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Derivatives
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zmām, zmāmā
v.n.
— buzzing
mzamzmānīn, mzamzmānē
nom.ag.pl.
— learned men, magicians
a/
vb.
— to sound
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
G
(pəˁal)
C
(ˀafˁel)
Dt
(ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
Q
(quadriliteral)
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See also the by-form
zwm
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
385[198]
DJBA:
415b
Jastrow:
402
Drower/Macuch:
169a
Payne-Smith:
1132
J. Payne-Smith:
117
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