Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "zama" shine a huta da nauyin da ɗumbin gindi da baya da cinyoyinsa suka tsaya a kan wani wuri kamar kujera, benci, ko ƙasa. Hakanan yana iya nufin zama kujera ko matsayi, zama a wani wuri ko matsayi, zama a wani jiha ko sharadi, ko halarta ko halartar taro ko taron.
A chair for a King to sit upon,
Someday your husband will sit there
You'll have to sit on the throne
Someday you'll sit on the throne
l'll not sit meekly by...