Zamazimnoun
Factsheet
Where does the noun Zamazim come from?
Earliest known use
Middle English
The earliest known use of the noun Zamazim is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).
OED's only evidence for Zamazim is from before 1400, in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century.
Zamazim is a variant or alteration of another lexical item.
Etymons: Amazon n.1 & adj.
How is the noun Zamazim pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Nearby entries
- zakat, n.1668–
- Zakka Khel, n.1860–
- zakuska, n.1885–
- zalambdodont, adj.1885–
- zalcitabine, n.1991–
- zamacueca, n.1855–
- Zamak, n.1926–
- zamang, n.1819–
- zamarra, n.1841–
- zama zama, n.2006–
- Zamazim, n.a1400–
- Zambian, adj. & n.1959–
- Zambianization, n.1964–
- Zambianize, v.1964–
- zambo, n.1819–
- Zamboni, n.1965–
- zambra, n.1672–
- zambuk, n.1906–
- zamburak, n.1825–
- zami, n.1977–
- Zamia, n.1819–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- a1400–
- a1400 (a1325)
Zamazims [Trin. Cambr. zamazinis] þat sith be-gan, þe wimmen land wit-outen man.
Cursor Mundi (Vespasian MS.) l. 7043[Composed a1325]
- viragoa1387–A woman who behaves in a way traditionally associated with men; a woman regarded as having masculine strength or spirit; a female warrior. Usually…
- Zamazima1400–
- warrior?a1425A person who fights in a battle or war; a person experienced or distinguished in armed combat; a valiant fighter. In later use usually with…
- viragin1558–A woman who behaves in a way traditionally associated with men; a masculine woman. Cf. virago, n. 2a, viraginity, n. 1.
- Amazon1568–A female warrior or soldier, resembling or reminiscent of a mythical Amazon (sense A.1a); spec. (originally) a member of a tribe of female…
- barratress1582A female fighter, amazon, virago.
- warrioress1594–A female warrior; a woman who wages war on a person or thing. Also figurative: a fierce or assertive woman.
- Amazonian1595–Originally: a member of a mythical race of female warriors; = Amazon, n.¹ A.1a. Later also: a female warrior or soldier, resembling or reminiscent…
- Amazonite1601–30= Amazon, n.¹ A.1a.
- bellatrice1656‘A warrioress, a woman well skill'd in war, a Virago.’ Blount Glossogr. 1656.
- shield-maiden1849–= shieldmay, n.
- shieldmay1849–A maiden warrior, an Amazon. (By some English writers used as equivalent to Valkyrie, n.)
- shield-maid1851–= shieldmay, n.
- fighteress1864–A female fighter or soldier, an Amazon.
- wahine toa1902–In Māori contexts: a female warrior; (in extended use) any strong or brave woman.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
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Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot