زمام
Arabic
Etymology
Probably a culture word, an early borrowing from Aramaic זְמָמָא / ܙܡܳܡܳܐ (zəmāmā, “reins”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zi.maːm/
Noun
زِمَام • (zimām) m (plural أَزِمَّة (ʔazimma))
Declension
Declension of noun زِمَام (zimām)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زِمَام zimām |
الزِّمَام az-zimām |
زِمَام zimām |
| Nominative | زِمَامٌ zimāmun |
الزِّمَامُ az-zimāmu |
زِمَامُ zimāmu |
| Accusative | زِمَامًا zimāman |
الزِّمَامَ az-zimāma |
زِمَامَ zimāma |
| Genitive | زِمَامٍ zimāmin |
الزِّمَامِ az-zimāmi |
زِمَامِ zimāmi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | زِمَامَيْن zimāmayn |
الزِّمَامَيْن az-zimāmayn |
زِمَامَيْ zimāmay |
| Nominative | زِمَامَانِ zimāmāni |
الزِّمَامَانِ az-zimāmāni |
زِمَامَا zimāmā |
| Accusative | زِمَامَيْنِ zimāmayni |
الزِّمَامَيْنِ az-zimāmayni |
زِمَامَيْ zimāmay |
| Genitive | زِمَامَيْنِ zimāmayni |
الزِّمَامَيْنِ az-zimāmayni |
زِمَامَيْ zimāmay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَزِمَّة ʔazimma |
الْأَزِمَّة al-ʔazimma |
أَزِمَّة ʔazimmat |
| Nominative | أَزِمَّةٌ ʔazimmatun |
الْأَزِمَّةُ al-ʔazimmatu |
أَزِمَّةُ ʔazimmatu |
| Accusative | أَزِمَّةً ʔazimmatan |
الْأَزِمَّةَ al-ʔazimmata |
أَزِمَّةَ ʔazimmata |
| Genitive | أَزِمَّةٍ ʔazimmatin |
الْأَزِمَّةِ al-ʔazimmati |
أَزِمَّةِ ʔazimmati |
Derived terms
- زَمَّ (zamma, “to tie, to fix, to bind”), present يَزُمُّ (yazummu)
- زَمَّمَ (zammama, “to bridle”)
- اِنْزَمَّ (inzamma, “to become tied, to become fixed, to become bound”)
Descendants
- → Afar: dumaam
- → Amharic: ዝማም (zəmam)
- → Ge'ez: ዝማም (zəmam)
- → Saho: zumaam
- → Somali: dumaam
- → Tigre: ዝማም (zəmam)
- → Tigrinya: ዝማም (zəmam)
References
- Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 638
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 41
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