زفت
العربية
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زفت¹
Where it comes from
Of uncertain ultimate origin. Related to Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זִפתָּא (zip̄tā) / זִיפתָּא (zip̄tā), Classical Syriac ܙܦܬܐ (zep̄tā), ܙܒܬܐ (zeḇtā), Hebrew זֶפֶת (zéfeṯ), possibly Arabic-borrowed Ge'ez ዝፍት (zəft) and Semitic-borrowed Old Armenian ձիւթ (jiwtʻ) and Old Georgian ძივთი (ʒivti). Neo-Babylonian 𒍣𒅁𒌈 (zi-ib-tum /ziptu, zibtu/), once glossed “pitch” and rare enough to be West Semitic borrowing, is more correctly glossed “a stone”.
noun زِفْت · zift · الزِّفْت · زِفْتٌ
- pitch, tar, latex, asphalt
زفت²
Where it comes from
Denominal verb from زِفْت (zift).
verb زَفَّتَ · zaffata · يُزَفِّتُ · تَزْفِيت · مُزَفِّت
- to smear pitch onto
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Talk about this word "زفت." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D9%81%D8%AA. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. زفت. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D9%81%D8%AA "زفت." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D9%81%D8%AA.Cite this
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title = {زفت},
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