זבוב

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ז־ב־ב (z-b-b)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *ḏVb(V)b. Cognate with Akkadian 𒉏 (zubbum) and Arabic ذُبَاب (ḏubāb).

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Noun[edit]

זְבוּב (zvuvm (plural indefinite זְבוּבִים, singular construct זְבוּב־, plural construct זְבוּבֵי־)

  1. fly (an insect of the order Diptera)

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