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zmwr, zmwrˀ
(zāmōr, zāmōrā)
nom.ag.
singer: a kind of fish; musical instrument
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zmr
vb.
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(zool.) a (fabled?) type of fish
Syr
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1 citation
Nat 54:1
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ܙܡܘܪܐ ܢܘܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܙܥܘܪ ܒܓܘܫܡܗ ܘܣܓܝ ܪܚܡ ܨܘܬܐ ܘܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܢܫܐ
zmwrˀ nwnˀ hw dzˁwr bgwšmh wsgy rḥm ṣwtˀ wˁnynˀ dbÿnšˀ
זמורא נונא הו דזעור בגושמה וסגי רחם צותא וענינא דבינשא
ܙܡܘܪܐ ܢܘܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܙܥܘܪ ܒܓܘܫܡܗ ܘܣܓܝ ܪܚܡ ܨܘܬܐ ܘܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܢܫܐ
zmwrˀ nwnˀ hw dzˁwr bgwšmh wsgy rḥm ṣwtˀ wˁnynˀ dbÿnšˀ
זמורא נונא הו דזעור בגושמה וסגי רחם צותא וענינא דבינשא
ܙܡܘܪܐ ܢܘܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܙܥܘܪ ܒܓܘܫܡܗ ܘܣܓܝ ܪܚܡ ܨܘܬܐ ܘܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܢܫܐ
ܙܡܘܪܐ ܢܘܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܙܥܘܪ ܒܓܘܫܡܗ ܘܣܓܝ ܪܚܡ ܨܘܬܐ ܘܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܢܫܐ
: the z’ is a fish small in body that really likes the sound (or: company?) and talk of people
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musical instrument
Syr
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Man
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1 citation
JohnBook 97:15
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bṭablia uzimuria uzaniuta bgauẖ abid
: he acts with drums, flutes, and harlotry in (a tavern)
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Derivatives
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zāmōrū, zāmōrūṯā
n.m.
— musicianship
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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The fish so-called perhaps because shaped like a flute?
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
385[200]
Drower/Macuch:
159b, 169a
Payne-Smith:
? 112
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