Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Ishinan" <ishinan AT comcast.net>]

I have been lurking for awhile, reading the endless exchange on the topic of 
'Qohelet', when something caught my eye:  A reference to "Zaman" offered as 
a Persian loan word.   FYI the term is a full fledged Semitic word and not a 
loan word. I hope this rectification helps someone's argument, whatever that 
might be.

Proto-Semitic: *zaman-
Meaning: 'time'
Hebrew: z?man
Biblical Aramaic: z?man
Syrian Aramaic: zabna
Mandaic Aramaic: zaman, zban
Classical Arabic: zaman-, zaman-
Ge?ez (Ethiopian): zaman
Tigre: zäbän
Tigrai (Tigrin~n~a): zämän
Amharic: zämän
Gurage: zämän
Mehri: zemon, zubon
Soqotri: zem, zman

Best regards & I wish all a shanah tovah

Ishinan Ishibashi.