*zaman-: 'time'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	zamān-, zaman- (Lane 1253) (zmn a,8,11 'be ill with a chronic disease')	Lane 1253
Mehri	zemōn, zubōn
Tigre	zäbän
Mandaic Aramaic	zaman, zban
Geez	zaman
Gurage	zämän
Biblical Aramaic	zǝman
Hebrew	zǝmān
Amharic	zämän
Syrian Aramaic	zabnā (Payne Smith 109)	Payne Smith 109
Tigrinya	zämän
Harari	zämān [LHar 166]	LHar 166	gloss withheld
Argobba	zäbän (LGz. 639)	LGz. 639	gloss withheld

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

Soqotri zem, zman; zɛm 'time, season' (SLOnline 7239), from Arabic zaman-, zamān- 'time'.

Updated 22 October 2026