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)

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

1. sound, hum, buzz, ring
2. 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)

1. unguent, ointment

   Synonym: ܒܣܡܐ

2. 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