# \*zmm: 'to buzz, resound, make a confused sound'

> Proto-Semitic *zmm, 'to buzz, resound, make a confused sound': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zmm |
| Meaning | 'to buzz, resound, make a confused sound' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | zamzama 'it made a distant sound, confused and continued'; zamzamat 'a distant sound, confused and continued' (Lane 1248) | Lane 1248 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | zam; zamzem; zmāmā (Payne Smith 117); zam (Brock. 198–199); zūmā (LGz. 638) | Payne Smith 117; Brock. 198–199; LGz. 638 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Brockelmann calls Syriac zm onomatopoeic and sets beside it Arabic zamzama and Hebrew zāmam 'to consider', which the file keeps in 631 (Brock. 198).

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/z/3681_to_buzz_resound_make_a_confused_sound/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.