zo-ma · W163

zoma · body, physical matter of a living being · ✅

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Domain	general / biology / theology / liturgy
Class	entity (body)
Type	compound
Register	general / liturgical / theological
First use	S431 — zo-ma-mi ne ze (This is my body) Also S436 — zo-ma-mi ne ze (Matthew parallel)

Composition

zo (living thing) + ma (matter/substance) = living-matter = the material substrate of an organism = body/flesh. Two-root compound; maximum compositional transparency.

Definition

body; the physical matter constituting a living organism. The corporeal substrate of life — flesh, the material form of a living being. Distinct from zo-ra (W117, life-energy/ animating vitality) which is the energetic dimension; zo-ma is the material dimension.

Notes

The Eucharistic body formula: zo-ma-mi ne ze = "my body is this." The ne copula attributes the predicate "my body" to the bread. This is a property-attribution, not constitutional identity (GAP-LSP-001; see also THO-001/S356 identity copula gap). The metaphysical question of whether bread BECOMES body, or IS body, or symbolizes body — these distinctions fall in the gap Tonesu's ne cannot resolve without new grammar. Contrast: zo-ra (W117, animating vitality) = the energy-side of life; zo-ma is the matter-side.

Related

zo (primitive: living thing), ma (primitive: matter/substance), zo-ra (W117: life-energy — energetic aspect, not material), zo-ki'ma (W164: blood — the liquid aspect of living matter)

In the corpus

6 attestations.

S#	Tonesu
S021	ro-mu lo-zo-ma ka-fe With a tool, one cuts wood. / A tool cuts wood.
S197	la-[zo-se-so na Retriever] se lo-zo-ma The Retriever found the food. / The Retriever-variety dog detected organic matter.
S208	lo-mi ne-fe zo-ma I am hungry. / I need food.
S216	la-mi ka lo-zo-ma I eat.
S247	la-mi ko lo-ru-pu gal nu zo-ma I have one-third of the food.
S248	bun ru-pu gal nu zo-ma ko lo-mi Two-thirds of the food is mine.
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