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

> Proto-Semitic *pzz, 'to jump, be agile; to be excited': reflexes in 8 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## 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'.

## Linked from

- [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>)

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