ܙܡܡܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܙ-ܡ-ܡ (z-m-m) related to tying. Compare Arabic زِمَام (zimām) and Hebrew זְמוּם (zəmûm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑme(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܙܡܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܡܡܐ)
- tying, fastening
- tie, knot
- muzzle, bridle, rein, harness
- nose piercing
Inflection
inflection of ܙܡܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܡܡ | ܙܡܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܡܡ | ܙܡܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܡܡܐ | ܙܡܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܡܡܝ | ܙܡܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܡܡܟ | ܙܡܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܡܡܟܝ | ܙܡܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܡܡܗ | ܙܡܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܡܡܗ | ܙܡܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܡܡܢ | ܙܡܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܡܡܟܘܢ | ܙܡܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܡܡܟܝܢ | ܙܡܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܡܡܗܘܢ | ܙܡܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܡܡܗܝܢ | ܙܡܡܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܙ-ܡ-ܡ (z-m-m) related to buzzing. Compare Hebrew זִמְזוּם (zimzûm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑmɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܙܡܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- sound, hum, buzz, ring
- murmur, whisper
Inflection
declension of ܙܡܡܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܡܡ |
| construct | ܙܡܡ |
| emphatic | ܙܡܡܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܡܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܡܡܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܡܡܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܡܡܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܡܡܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܡܡܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܡܡܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܡܡܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܡܡܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܡܡܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek σμήγματα (smḗgmata), plural form of σμῆγμα (smêgma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [z(ə)mɑme(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܙܡܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܡܡܐ)
- unguent, ointment
- Synonym: ܒܣܡܐ
- perfume
- Synonyms: ܒܣܡܐ, ܥܛܪܐ
Inflection
inflection of ܙܡܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܙܡܡ | ܙܡܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܙܡܡ | ܙܡܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܙܡܡܐ | ܙܡܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܙܡܡܝ | ܙܡܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܙܡܡܟ | ܙܡܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܙܡܡܟܝ | ܙܡܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܙܡܡܗ | ܙܡܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܙܡܡܗ | ܙܡܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܙܡܡܢ | ܙܡܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܙܡܡܟܘܢ | ܙܡܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܙܡܡܟܝܢ | ܙܡܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܙܡܡܗܘܢ | ܙܡܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܙܡܡܗܝܢ | 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, p. 89a-b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 386a