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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
Noun
زلمة • (zalame) m (plural زلام (zlām))
- man, guy, dude
- Synonyms: رجّال (rijjāl), (formal) رجل (rajol)
Descendants
- → Northern Kurdish: zilam