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zmr, zmrˀ (zmār, zmārā) v.n. song
1
song, singing
Common Aramaic
ALetPub 291(11)↗ ܘܩܠ ܩܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܬܐ ܫ݁ܡܥܐ ܗܘܬ܃ ܕܒܙܡܪ̈ܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܚ̈ܠܝܛܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ‏ : she heard the sound of pure laments mixed with holy songs ; SyrAhiq 4 283:3↗ ܠܐ ܕܪܩܕܐ ܘܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܙܡܪܐ‏ ; P Gn31:27↗ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܒܙܡܪܐ‏ ; BT Sot 48a(46)↗ זמרא דנגדי ודבקרי‏ : the song of the draggers of the boats and the herdsmen ; GY 258:27↗ ˁštaiilan mn šutak dakita uzmurlan mn zmarak šania : speak to us with your pure speech and sing to us your wonderful songs ; DMI 3:2↗ ruhimt ˁubadia sainia zmara ḏšiha zmart : you loved hateful actions, you sang lustful songs ; TgPs104:12↗ מביני זאזיא יתנון קל זמר‏ : from among the branches (the birds) give forth the sound of singing
2
the sound of an instrument, music
BADan, JLAtg, Sam, Syr, LJLA
Dan 3:7↗ כֹל זְנֵי זְמָרָא‏ : all the types of musical instruments ; TgJ Ez33:32↗ וְהָא אַת לְהוֹן כִזמַר אֲבוּבִין דִבסִים קָלֵיה‏ : you shall be for them like the song of flutes whose sound is sweet ; P StDan(1)3:5 ↗ ܙܢ̈ܝ ܙܡܪܐ‏ : musical instruments ; TgPs71:22↗ בזייני זמר וניבלא‏
3
psaltery, lyre
Sam, Syr
OS LkSin15:25↗ ܫܡܥ ܩܠ ܙܡܪܐ ܘܨܦܘܢܝܐ‏
4
revelry (often with sexual overtones)
Syr
AphDem1.22:20↗ ܘܡܢ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܙܡܪܐ‏ ; Rom13:13↗ ܠܵܐ ܒ݁ܲܙܡܵܪܵܐ܂ ܘܠܵܐ ܒ݁ܪܲܘܵܝܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : not with orgy nor drunkenness ; Gal5:21↗ ܚܣܵܡܵܐ܂ ܩܸܛܠܵܐ܂ ܪܲܘܵܝܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ܂ ܙܡܵܪܵܐ‏ : [Gk.: φθόνοι, φόνοι, μέθαι, κῶμοι]
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Mand. also <b>zimura, zmura
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 387[200]DJPA: 179aDJBA: 417aJastrow: 405Drower/Macuch: 169a, 166b, 159bPayne-Smith: 1137J. Payne-Smith: 118Levy Ch-W: 1:224Tal Sam: 234DCPA[Schulthess]: 111[56]

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