# \*zīz-: 'kind of insect'

> Proto-Semitic *zīz-, 'kind of insect': reflexes in 5 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>) › [Z](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/z/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zīz- |
| Meaning | 'kind of insect' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2555 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | zīz- (pl. zīzān-) 'cicada' \[BK 1 1032\], \[Dozy I 618-9\] ("un mot berbère"). | BK 1 1032; Dozy I 618-9 |  |
| Akkadian | zizānu (sisānu) SB \[AHw. 1534\], sisânu (zizānu) \[CAD s 321\] | AHw. 1534; CAD s 321 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Wol. zizo, Sel. zīzo \[LGur. 719\] | LGur. 719 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | zīz (HALOT 268), pB. \[Ja. 393\] | HALOT 268; Ja. 393 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | zīzā 'name of a mite in lentils' \[Ja. 393\], 'worm, mite' \[Levy WT 218\]. | Ja. 393; Levy WT 218 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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