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Dictionary > Zaam

Word[?]
Z1M Zaam
Word Type[?]
noun
Pronunciation[?]
/zɑm/
Official Definition[?]

Slave
(Soul Cairn Summon Shout)
(Dialogue File, 0202AD11)

Expanded Definition[?]

n. slave

Usage[?]

Diil qoth zaam!
Undead tomb slave!
(Soul Cairn Summon Shout)

Zu'u ni zaamiil. You cannot command me forever.
Zu'u ni zaamiil. = I am not your slave.
(Tamed Dragon, 0202AD11)

Connotations[?]

Refers exclusively to an unwilling, permanent slave, contrast with aar ‘servant’ which refers to someone who may serve because of an oath or duty.

Etymology[?]

From aam ‘to serve’.