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šly, šlyˀ (šlē, šelyā) n.m. quiet, ease
1
quiet
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ 2Sam3:27↗ לְמַלָלָא עִמֵיה בְשִליָא"ברז‏ : to speak with him in quiet (var.: secretly) ; P Lk8:24↗ ܘܢܵܚܘ܂ ܘܲܗܘܵܐ ܫܸܠܝܵܐ‏ ; ITim2:2↗ ܕ݁ܥܘ݂ܡܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܝܵܐ ܘܢܼܝܚܵܐ ܢܸܥܡܲܪ‏ : that we might live a quiet and peaceful life
2
ease
OfAEg, Syr, Man
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .130↗ ה]ן תזף זפתא שלין לנפשך אל תשים עד [תשלם ז]פתא‏ : if you take a loan, do not rest easy until you pay off the loan † ; Addai.39.3↗ ܕܡܐ ܕܗܘ݂ܐ ܠܝ ܫܠܝܐ݂‏ : when I have leisure
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ܒܫܠܝܐ܂ ܟܕ ܫܠܐ : adv. : at ease, securely
Syr
Am7 262:11↗ ܘܩܐܡ ܗ̄ܘܐ ܟܕ ܫܠܸܐ‏ : he was standing at ease ; P 1S12:11↗ ܘܫܕܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܕܒܘܪܐ ܘܠܒܪܩ ܘܠܓܕܥܘܢ ܘܠܢܦܬܚ ܘܠܫܡܫܘܢ܂ ܘܦܨܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܚܕܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ܂ ܘܝܬܒܬܘܢ ܒܫܠܝܐ‏ : the Lord sent (the major Judges) and rescued you from the hand of your enemies all around you and you dwelled securely
3
(gram.) state of a consonant lacking a vowel, quiescence
Syr
BHGr 21(16) ܡܢ ܬܝܡܢܐ݂ ܬܝܡܢܝܐ ܒܫܠܵܝ ܡܝܡ܊ ܒܐܡܝܢܘ‏ : from ܬܝܡܢܐ comes the word ܬܝܡܢܝܐ always with a mim without a vowel
4
in other adverbial expressions
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min šilyā, mšlyˀ, menšel : suddenly
JPAEpig, Gal, CPA, Syr, Man, LJLA
OS MkSin13:36↗ ܘܠܡܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܢܫܟܚܟܘܢ ܟܕ ܕܡܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ‏ : lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping ; Syr-RomLaw.3.10↗ ܐܢܕܝܢ ܢܡܘܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܢܫܝܠ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܢܟܬܘܒ ܕܝܐܬܝܩܝ‏ : if a man dies suddenly before writing a will ; AM 82:13↗ umn šilia timut : she may die unexpectedly ; MandAmulet 18:316 ↗ umaurian sabia mn šˁlia : and those who blind old men at a stroke ; TgProv6:15↗ מטול היכנא מן שיליא ניתי תבריה ומשליא נתבר‏
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בשליא (and בשלו ?)
JLAtg, LJLA
TgJ Mi1:8var.↗ יְהָכוּן בְשֵישְלָן"בשיליא"‏ ; Tobit(Med) 10.10 chap 6↗ ובשלו נפק נון חד מן נהרא‏ : then suddenly a certain fish came out of the river ; TgProv24:22↗ מטול דבשליא אתי תיבריהון‏
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ܬܚܸܝܬ ܫ܊
Syr
(1)
ܡܸܢ ܬܚܸܝܬ ܫܠܝܐ
Syr
ApocDan.45.10↗ ܢܫܲܪܝܢ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܠܡܬܚܙܝܘ ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܠܝܐ‏ : great signs shall begin to appear suddenly ; P Acts9:3↗ ܡܸܢ ܬ݁ܚܸܝܬ݂ ܫܸܠܝܵܐ܂ ܐܲܙܠܸܓ݂ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܥܠܲܘܗܼܝ ܢܘ݂ܗܪܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ‏ : all of a sudden a light from heaven shone on him
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ܡܸܢ ܓܲܘ ܫ܊
Syr
(2)
dlˀ šlyˀ : unceasingly
CPA, Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 1.18:3↗ ܘܠܗ ܕܠܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܡܬܢܐ ܗܘܝܬ‏ : and to whom I have been telling about you unceasingly
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The idea of "suddenly" would appear to come from the unexpected change from a state of quiet to that of movement.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1564[778]Jastrow: 1582Drower/Macuch: 462aJ. Payne-Smith: 580Levy Ch-W: 2:486DNWSI: 1142DCPA[Schulthess]: 433[206]

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