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زم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

زِيزِيمٌ ذ a word imitative of The low, or faint, sound of the jinn, or genii, that is heard by night in the deserts; (TA in this art. and in art. زيم;) and so ↓ زِيزَمٌ: (IAar, K * and TA in art. زيم:) Ru-beh says, تَسْمَعُ لِلْجِنِّ بِهِ زِيزِيمَا [ Thou hearest therein a low, or faint, sound of the jinn by night ]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

زِيزِيمٌ
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تَسْمَعُ لِلْجِنِّ بِهِ زِيزِيمَا