zam- {} ʒam-: 'blood'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	zaʔama 'to press a wound so that the pus comes out, the blood dries and forms a scab' [BK 1 967]	BK 1 967
Mandaic Aramaic	zma [DM 168]; also ʕzma.	DM 168	gloss withheld
Geez	zam [LGz 638].	LGz 638	gloss withheld
Modern Arabic	SYR zūm		gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Mandaic zəmā for dəmā 'blood' is a scribal spelling, z written for etymological d (OLA80 §27.30).

Updated 22 October 2026