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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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$pyr A01
špyr (šappīr) adj. beautiful
1 beautiful Com, -OA. ▶ more

--(a) often with a qualifying genitive or adverbial infinitive Com.
2 proper, good, suitable, ok Com. ▶ more

--(a) fem.pl. : Syr.

(a.1) benefits Syr.

(a.2) good deeds Syr.
3 idioms: Com. ▶ more

--(a) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܙܲܒܢܵܐ : opportune, timely Syr.

--(b) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܓܸܢܣܵܐ : noble Syr.

--(c) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܐܲܦܸܿܐ : talcum Syr.

--(d) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܛܲܪ̈ܦܸܐ : spinach Syr.

--(e) שַׁפִּיר דַעֲתֵהּ: easy minded, not fastidious [fr. MH] JBAg.

--(f) שַׁפִּיר לֵב: happy, esp. from food and drink JLAtg.

--(g) ܫܲܦܝܼܪܲܬ ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܬܵܐ : trigonella [bot.] Syr.