| Eastern Syriac : | ܡܸܟܡܸܟ |
| Western Syriac : | ܡܶܟܡܶܟ |
| Eastern phonetic : | ' mik mik |
| Category : | noun |
| [Animals → Insects] | |
| English : | a sandfly ; |
| French : | une tabanidée , un phlébotome ; |
| Dialect : | Eastern Syriac |
this word is of Arabic ("to suck") / Persian origin
mot d'origine arabe ("sucer") / persane