زمام

Arabic

Probably a culture word, an early borrowing from Aramaic זְמָמָא / ܙܡܳܡܳܐ (zəmāmā, “reins”).

زِمَام • (zimām) m (plural أَزِمَّة (ʔazimma))

reins
(figuratively) power, control, leads, initiative, reins
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) day book, register
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) ground, land

Declension of noun زِمَام (zimām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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)
Plural	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

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

Borrowed from Arabic زِمَام (zimām, “reins”).

زمام • (zimam) (plural ازمه (ezimme))