Jastrow, רָמַז

רָמַז [to move, cmp. רָמַשׂ,] to nod, gesticulate, hint. Gitt. V, 7 חרש רוֹמֵז ונִרְמַז a deaf-mute person may transact business by gesticulating and being spoken to by gestures (with hands and head, contrad. to קָפַץ). Gen. R. s. 93 ר׳ למנשה he motioned to Manasseh; a. fr.—Trnsf. to intimate, hint. Sabb. 113ᵇ רֶמֶז רָ׳ לה וכ׳ he intimated to her that &c. Cant. R. to I, 15 רמז רָמְזָה לנח וכ׳ she (the dove, by bringing an olive leaf) hinted to Noah, as if saying &c.; a. e.
    Pi. - רִמֵּז same. Ib. to I, 9 והיתה מְרַמֶּזֶת וכ׳ she motioned to her captors saying to them, I am yours &c.
    Nif. - נִרְמַז to be spoken to by gestures, v. supra.