*zhy: 'be bright, shine'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ʔazhā́ 'shiny; tawny, red (said of dates, when they ripen)' (BK I 1024)	BK I 1024
Mandaic Aramaic	Mnd. ZHA (DM 162)	DM 162	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	zīhā 'reflected light, reflexion' (Ja. 391)	Ja. 391
Syrian Aramaic	zǝhe, zahyā 'splendid, bright' (Brock 189)	Brock 189
Argobba	zelläha		gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026