*pzz: 'to jump, be agile; to be excited'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*pzz
Meaning	'to jump, be agile; to be excited'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	pāzaz (Klein s.v. פזז ᴵ)	Klein s.v. פזז ᴵ	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	JBA pazzīz (DJBA 894b apud SEDonline 1897)	DJBA 894b; SEDonline 1897	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	pzz (SL 1177 apud EDA I 409, ◊P0741); paz (Payne Smith 440); pazīzūtā (Payne Smith 441)	SL 1177; EDA I 409, ◊P0741; Payne Smith 440; Payne Smith 441	gloss withheld
Arabic	fzz (Lane 2392 apud SEDonline 1897); fazz; fazzat (Lane 2392)	Lane 2392; SEDonline 1897	gloss withheld
Geez	tafarzaza (LGz. 167)	LGz. 167	gloss withheld
Tigre	färzäza (LGz. 167)	LGz. 167	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	fəržuž (LGz. 167)	LGz. 167	gloss withheld
Amharic	(tän)färäzzäzä; (tä)färäzzäzä (LGz. 167; 168)	LGz. 167	gloss withheld

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Notes

PWS *pzz 'to jump; to be agile' (SEDonline 1897); EDA I 408–409 (◊P0741) reports Zadok's tentative derivation of the name Pazūzu from pzz 'to be impetuous, agile' (Syr. pzz, JBA pazzīz, perhaps Arb. fzz). Cf. 2580 *p(y)z 'to puncture, separate'.

Updated 25 October 2026

*pzz: 'to jump, be agile; to be excited'

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