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)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)mɑme(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܡܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܡܡܐ)

1. tying, fastening
2. tie, knot
3. muzzle, bridle, rein, harness
4. nose piercing

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܡܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܡܡ		1st person	ܙܡܡܝ		ܙܡܡܢ
	construct	ܙܡܡ		2nd person	ܙܡܡܟ	ܙܡܡܟܝ	ܙܡܡܟܘܢ	ܙܡܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܡܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܡܡܗ	ܙܡܡܗ	ܙܡܡܗܘܢ	ܙܡܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܡܡܝܢ		1st person	ܙܡܡܝ		ܙܡܡܝܢ
	construct	ܙܡܡܝ		2nd person	ܙܡܡܝܟ	ܙܡܡܝܟܝ	ܙܡܡܝܟܘܢ	ܙܡܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܡܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܡܡܘܗܝ	ܙܡܡܝܗ	ܙܡܡܝܗܘܢ	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)

1. sound, hum, buzz, ring
2. murmur, whisper

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܡܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܡܡ		1st person	ܙܡܡܝ		ܙܡܡܢ
	construct	ܙܡܡ		2nd person	ܙܡܡܟ	ܙܡܡܟܝ	ܙܡܡܟܘܢ	ܙܡܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܡܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܡܡܗ	ܙܡܡܗ	ܙܡܡܗܘܢ	ܙܡܡܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek σμήγματα (smḗgmata), plural form of σμῆγμα (smêgma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)mɑmɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [z(ə)mɑme(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܡܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܡܡܐ)

1. unguent, ointment

   Synonym: ܒܣܡܐ

2. perfume

   Synonyms: ܒܣܡܐ, ܥܛܪܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܡܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܙܡܡ		1st person	ܙܡܡܝ		ܙܡܡܢ
	construct	ܙܡܡ		2nd person	ܙܡܡܟ	ܙܡܡܟܝ	ܙܡܡܟܘܢ	ܙܡܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܡܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܡܡܗ	ܙܡܡܗ	ܙܡܡܗܘܢ	ܙܡܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܙܡܡܝܢ		1st person	ܙܡܡܝ		ܙܡܡܝܢ
	construct	ܙܡܡܝ		2nd person	ܙܡܡܝܟ	ܙܡܡܝܟܝ	ܙܡܡܝܟܘܢ	ܙܡܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܙܡܡܐ		3rd person	ܙܡܡܘܗܝ	ܙܡܡܝܗ	ܙܡܡܝܗܘܢ	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