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zwm (a/) vb. to sound
G
Gpəˁalto sound, hum1 sense▶
to sound, hum
Syr
JSB2 71:4↗ ܢܩܫ ܥܠ ܙܝܢܗ ܘܙܡ ܫܪܝܢܗ ܘܐܒܪܩ ܣܝܦܗ‏ : he banged on his armor, his mail hummed, and his sword flashed ; JSB5 296:15↗ ܦܪܚܝܢ ܓܐܪ̈ܐ ܙܡܝܢ ܝܬܪ̈ܐ‏ : the arrows fly and the bowstrings hum ; ICor13:1↗ ܗܘܼܝܬ݂ ܠܼܝ ܢܚܵܫܵܐ ܕ݁ܙܵܐܸܡ܃ ܐܲܘ ܨܼܨܠܵܐ ܕ݁ܝܵܗܸܒ݂ ܩܵܠܵܐ‏ : I have become sounding brass or a cymbal that makes noise
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particularly, of an insect
Syr
BhEth 459:6 ܕܒܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܣܬܪ̈ܢܝ ܥܘ̈ܩܣܐ܃ ܒܓܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܙܝ݁ܡܝܢ‏ : bees with stingers in their behinds, make a hum with their wings
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A rare variant of zmm in the perfect as a back-formation from the participle. The LS2 unique transitive gloss of the G stem at JSB2 71:4 reflects an all-too-typical misunderstanding of the passage.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 373[192]Payne-Smith ~: 1132

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