زلمة

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Aramaic ; cfr. Western Neo-Aramaic ܙܰܠܡܬ݂ܰܐ / زَلمثَا (zaləmṯā), with the same meaning. Alternatively from Arabic زَلَمَة (zalama, “ human body”), from زَلَمَ (zalama, “to cut off”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /za.la.me/,
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Noun

زلمة • (zalame) m (plural زلام (zlām))

  1. man, guy, dude
    Synonyms: رجّال (rijjāl), (formal) رجل (rajol)

Descendants

  • → Northern Kurdish: zilam
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