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šwny, šwnytˀ
n.f.
sea wall; diversionary canal
√
šny
vb.
sea wall
Gal
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2 citations
VR 506:3(1)
↗
שוניתא דימא דקיסרין
šwnytˀ dymˀ dqysryn
ܫܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܕܩܝܣܪܝܢ
ܫܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܕܩܝܣܪܝܢ
šwnytˀ dymˀ dqysryn
שוניתא דימא דקיסרין
ܫܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܕܩܝܣܪܝܢ
ܫܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܕܩܝܣܪܝܢ
: the sea wall of Caesarea
;
KohR[1]28:2(30)
↗
הוה מטייל על שוניתא דימה
hwh mṭyyl ˁl šwnytˀ dymh
ܗܘܗ ܡܛܝܝܠ ܥܠ ܫܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܗ
ܗܘܗ ܡܛܝܝܠ ܥܠ ܫܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܗ
hwh mṭyyl ˁl šwnytˀ dymh
הוה מטייל על שוניתא דימה
ܗܘܗ ܡܛܝܝܠ ܥܠ ܫܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܗ
ܗܘܗ ܡܛܝܝܠ ܥܠ ܫܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܗ
: he was walking on the sea wall
(1)
diversionary canal (?)
JBA
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1 citation
BT Git 60b(46)
↗
דשנ̇ו̇{{י}}^ו^תא
dš
ṅ
ẇ
{{y}}^w^tˀ
ܕܫܢ̇ܘ̇{{ܝ}}^ܘ^ܬܐ
ܕܫܢ̇ܘ̇{{ܝ}}^ܘ^ܬܐ
dš
ṅ
ẇ
{{y}}^w^tˀ
דשנ̇ו̇{{י}}^ו^תא
ܕܫܢ̇ܘ̇{{ܝ}}^ܘ^ܬܐ
ܕܫܢ̇ܘ̇{{ܝ}}^ܘ^ܬܐ
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Notes & Bibliography
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For "diversionary canal" see the discussion in
DJBA
; however we suspect that any connection with the verb
šny
is secondary, and that the meaning as in the other examples is always simply a wall along water.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
DJPA:
541b
DJBA:
1121b
Jastrow:
1537
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