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šnyw, šnywtˀ (šnāyū, šnāyūṯā) n.f. insanity
insanity
Syr, Man
Ar 15(6) ܘܒܗ݀ ܒܫܢܝܘܬܐ ܐܟܠ ܗܘܐ ܚܘܘ̈ܬܐ‏ : during his insanity he (Dionysus) used to eat serpents ; ThMAA.8.2↗ ܐܝܟܢ ܠܘ ܫܢܝܘܬܐ ܡܠܝܐ ܘܪܫܝܥܘܬܐ ܓܠܝܬܐ‏ : how is it not full of madness and clear wickedness ; TB 1:17.61↗ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܢܝܘܬܐ ܐܬܐܡܪ‏ : words that were said out of insanity ; AM 61:2↗ nihuila bliba šaniuta : my she have madness in her mind
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fig.:
Syr
Am7 105:10↗ ܡܢ ܫܵܢܝܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܗ݀ ܕܪܚܡܬܗ݀‏ : out of the vehemence of love for her
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In our Syriac texts primarily in reference to false belief.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1580[790]Drower/Macuch: 444aJ. Payne-Smith: 587

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