זבוב

Hebrew

Root
ז־ב־ב (z-b-b)
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏubab-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒉏 (zubbum) and Arabic ذُبَاب (ḏubāb).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /zvuv/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

זְבוּב • (zvuv) m (plural indefinite זְבוּבִים, singular construct זְבוּב־, plural construct זְבוּבֵי־)

  1. fly (an insect of the order Diptera)

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