The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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zyq) N03

zyq, zyqˀ n.m./f. #2fire flash; storm wind; demon

  1 flash of fire Qum, PTA. --(a) comet, meteor Qum, Gal, Syr. --(b) metaph.: radiance Syr.
  2 strong wind, storm Qum, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, Man, LJLA. --(a) מלי זיקא : empty words LJLA. --(b) flatus JBA. --(c) stream of air JBA.
  3 (magic) a type of demon , Gal, Syr, JBAmb.

LS2: 379[195]. DJPA: 176a. DJBA: 411a. Jastrow: 396. Drower/Macuch: 167a. J. Payne-Smith: 115. Levy Ch-W: 1:228. DNWSI: 319.