zama zaman.

Brit.

/ˌzamə ˈzamə/,

/ˌzɑːmə ˈzɑːmə/, U.S.

/ˌzɑmə ˈzɑmə/, South African English

/ˌzʌmə ˈzʌmə/,

/ˌzæmə ˈzæmə/

Inflections: Plural zama zamas, unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu zama zama.

Etymology: < Zulu zama zama, reduplication (for emphasis) of -zama, stem of ukuzama to try, strive, make an attempt to obtain something.The Zulu expression has also been used in English contexts since 1994 as the name of a national lottery and its associated television game show; compare:1994 Weekly Mail & Guardian (S. Afr.) 23 Sept. 8/1 Games Africa..runs three out of the four major lotteries: Ithuba, Viva and Zama-Zama... The first daily draw game ever in South Africa called Zama-Zama has just been launched by Games Africa... Zama-Zama's draw takes place every night during prime time on CCV Television.

South African colloquial.

A person who works illegally in abandoned mine-shafts in order to retrieve metals, minerals, etc.

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2006 Guardian 17 Nov. 29/2 The news of the Zama Zama—which translates loosely as ‘let's try our luck’—emerged this week after 60 men appeared in court on charges of breaching mining regulations and illegal possession of explosives.

2010 Times Live (S. Afr.) (Electronic ed.) 12 Oct. Police were informed about three seriously injured zama-zamas—the informal name given to illegal miners—at a mine at 9.30am.

2014 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Feb. Illegal mining of abandoned shafts is common in South Africa... The men, known as zama zama, are typically from poorer African countries and often live underground in dangerous and precarious conditions.

2018 www.news24.com (S. Afr.) 25 Jan. (news website, accessed 25 Jan. 2018) Nare had access to zama zamas, rhino smugglers and bank robbers because of his past.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zama zama
释义	zama zaman. Brit. /ˌzamə ˈzamə/, /ˌzɑːmə ˈzɑːmə/, U.S. /ˌzɑmə ˈzɑmə/, South African English /ˌzʌmə ˈzʌmə/, /ˌzæmə ˈzæmə/ Inflections: Plural zama zamas, unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymon: Zulu zama zama. Etymology: < Zulu zama zama, reduplication (for emphasis) of -zama, stem of ukuzama to try, strive, make an attempt to obtain something.The Zulu expression has also been used in English contexts since 1994 as the name of a national lottery and its associated television game show; compare:1994 Weekly Mail & Guardian (S. Afr.) 23 Sept. 8/1 Games Africa..runs three out of the four major lotteries: Ithuba, Viva and Zama-Zama... The first daily draw game ever in South Africa called Zama-Zama has just been launched by Games Africa... Zama-Zama's draw takes place every night during prime time on CCV Television. South African colloquial. A person who works illegally in abandoned mine-shafts in order to retrieve metals, minerals, etc. ΚΠ 2006 Guardian 17 Nov. 29/2 The news of the Zama Zama—which translates loosely as ‘let's try our luck’—emerged this week after 60 men appeared in court on charges of breaching mining regulations and illegal possession of explosives. 2010 Times Live (S. Afr.) (Electronic ed.) 12 Oct. Police were informed about three seriously injured zama-zamas—the informal name given to illegal miners—at a mine at 9.30am. 2014 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Feb. Illegal mining of abandoned shafts is common in South Africa... The men, known as zama zama, are typically from poorer African countries and often live underground in dangerous and precarious conditions. 2018 www.news24.com (S. Afr.) 25 Jan. (news website, accessed 25 Jan. 2018) Nare had access to zama zamas, rhino smugglers and bank robbers because of his past. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.2006
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