זבוב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־ב־ב‎

From the root ז־ב־ב‎ , from Proto-Semitic *ḏbb, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ðuṗṗ. Cognate with Arabic ذُبَابٌ‎ (ḏubābun), Akkadian 𒉏 (zumbu, zubbu, dubbum) and ultimately Coptic ⲁϥ (af).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zvuv/

Noun

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

fly (an insect of the order Diptera)

Derived terms

בעל זבוב‎
זבוב הבית‎

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