ܡܙܡܟܐ [?] mzmkʾ 1. the base of a lamp, snuffers, or patera for oil; 2. surgical instrument
LS accepts Hübschmann's hypothesis (1892, 233 no. 12; cf. AG 114, 89), according to which Syr. mzmkʾ would have been the model of the Arm. LW bazmak, and in its turn would be a loanword from Iranian, but it is not specified from what form ● base of a lamp, or patera for oil Ex 25, 38; 37, 17; 1Rg 7, 50; BA 5655; BB 1049, 5; TA 34, 150; surgical instrument BB 1049, 8 ◆ LS 199b; Lagarde GA 63, 160; PS Comp. 262