ẓabàj

Romagnol

Etymology

Maybe from Illyrian *sabaja (“a type of beer”) thus “mixture made of wine, sugar and eggs”, thus “dizziness”. Cognate with Venetian zavariàr (“to rave”).

Noun

ẓabàj m (plural ẓabëj)

1. dizziness
2. faint
3. illness

References

• Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 721