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*hḏy/w - to be mad, talk without sense; produce incoherent sounds (in one’s sleep)
(SED I No. 18ᵥ)
Words
Akkadian
azû
- to produce unnatural sounds
(CAD A₂ 528, AHw. 92)
Var. ḫazû, asû.
In AHw. 92 translated as ‘seufzen, jappen’.
Hebrew
hzy
- to pant in its sleep (dog)
(HALOT 243)
Syriac
hdy
- to lead
(LSyr. 171, SL 330)
Arabic
huḏāˀ-
- délire (delirium)
(BK 2 1408)
Arabic
hḏy
- to talk nonsense
(BK 2 1408, Lane 3042)
Chaha
zasa
- to act mad, act crazily, talk nonsense
(EDG 719)
Ezha
zazza
- to act mad, act crazily, talk nonsense
(EDG 719)
Endegen
zassaˀa
- to act mad, act crazily, talk nonsense
(EDG 719)
Ennemor
ažažät
- one who acts mad
(EDG 123)
Ennemor
zasa
- to act mad, act crazily, talk nonsense
(EDG 719)
Gyeto
zasa
- to act mad, act crazily, talk nonsense
(EDG 719)
Muher
zazza
- to act mad, act crazily, talk nonsense
(EDG 719)
Masqan
zazza
- to act mad, act crazily, talk nonsense
(EDG 719)
Soddo
zazza
- to act mad, act crazily, talk nonsense
(EDG 719)
Mehri
hǝḏ
- to talk too much, to buzz (hornet)
(ML 153)
Jibbali
héḏé
- to be delirious, talk without sense, talk in one’s sleep
(JL 95)