זוז

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic זוּזָא (zūzā).

Noun

זוּז • (zūz) m (plural indefinite זוּזִים, plural construct זוּזֵי־)

  1. a zuz (an ancient Jewish coin)
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Makkot, section 1.2:
      מְעִידִין אָנוּ בְאִישׁ פְּלוֹנִי שֶׁחַיָּב לַחֲבֵרוֹ מָאתַיִם זוּז, וְנִמְצְאוּ זוֹמְמִין, לוֹקִין וּמְשַׁלְּמִין
      "M'idin anu v'ish ploni she-ḥayav laḥavero matáyim zuz," v-nim'tz'u zom'min, loqin um'shalmin.
      [Those who say] "We testify that the man So-and-so owes his fellow two hundred zuz," and are found to be scheming, get lashes and must refund the amount.
Declension
Declension of זוּז
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite זוּז first זוּזִי זוּזֵנוּ
definite הַזּוּז second זוּזְךָ זוּזֵךְ זוּזְכֶם זוּזְכֶן
construct זוּז־ third זוּזוֹ זוּזָהּ זוּזָם זוּזָן
plural indefinite זוּזִים first זוזיי / זוּזַי זוּזֵינוּ
definite הַזּוּזִים second זוּזֶיךָ זוזייך / זוּזַיִךְ זוּזֵיכֶם זוּזֵיכֶן
construct זוּזֵי־ third זוּזָיו זוּזֶיהָ זוּזֵיהֶם זוּזֵיהֶן

References

  • "זוז" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

זוּז • (zuz)

  1. Masculine singular imperative of זָז (zaz): move!
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