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view the base lemma (full entry) | בְּטֵיל בְּטִילָא
adj. #3
void |
| note the vocalic distinction in the vowel when stressed or not. |
void (command)
JLAtg, JBA.
מן : devoid of such
LJLA.
useless, idle
JLAtg, Gal, PTA.
Here three consonantal homographs divide into two distinct meanings across Aramaic, but there is too little evidence to determine that the two meanings were actually separate words in JLA, although the vocalization in our texts would tend to support that interpretation. See the full entry for #1, #2 and #3.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 91a; DJBA: 196b; Jastrow: 156;
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