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šny (šannāy) adj. different
1
different, unusual
PTA, CPA, Sam, Man
TN Num12:1↗ היך מה דכושיה שני בגופה מן כל ברייתה‏ : just as the Ethiopian is different bodily from all creatures ; SamTgJ Lev14:37↗ וחזבין שני מן כתלה‏ : their appearance is different (? Heb.: שפל!) from that of the wall ; AM 219:5↗ ubatar atar miṭra šania nihuia : there will be unusual rain in various places
(1)
exceptional, outstanding
PTA
TN Num12:1↗ ושנייה בעובדי׳ טבי<<י>>ה‏
(2)
fem.: an unusual thing
JLAtg
TgJ Is30:10↗ אִשתַעוֹ לַנָא שוֹנְיָין/שניין/‏ : speak to us of unusual things †
2
otherworldly, sublime
Man
GY 135:15↗ haq minaihun aminṭul ziuaihun ḏhua šanai : he was afraid of them because of their splendor that was sublime
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See also s.v. šny vb. It is difficult to disambiguate the various adjectival, participial, adverbial, and nominal forms.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 1608Drower/Macuch: 443bDCPA[Schulthess]: 438[]

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