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šwḥlp, šwḥlpˀ (šuḥlāp̄, šuḥlāp̄ā) v.n.Q change, transformation
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change, transformation
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Narsai 2.292:10 ܫܘܚܠܦ ܚܘܛܪܗ‏ : his staff's transformation ; TB 2:44.27↗ ܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܥ̈ܕܢܐ‏
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ܫܘܚܠܦ ܕܡܘܬܐ, etc. : transfiguration
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EphFid 31:11.6↗ ܘܟܕ ܠܐ ܢܦܩ ܡܢܗ݀ ܕܨܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܢܫܘܬܐ ܢܦܩ ܠܗ ܒܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܘܗܝ‏ : even though he did not leave human form he departed at his transfigurations
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ܥܐܕܐ ܕܫ܊ : Feast of Transfiguration
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as a technical term in the mystical tradition for different states of consciousness and so forth
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Dalyatha 37:1↗ ܥܠ ܐܝܟܢܝܘܬܝ ܕܫ݂ܠܚܬ ܠܝ܃ ܠܐ ܝܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐ݁ܘܕܥܟ ܡܛܠ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܐ‏ : I do not know how to tell you how I am doing as you asked about, due to the “changes” [=JDalBeulay 154:1]
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exchange, alternative
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P Ruth4:7↗ ܘܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܬܒܥܬܐ‏
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particular type of appearance
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IS 26:5 ܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܡܘܗ݀ ܠܐܪܛܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܣܪ̈ܝܩܬܐ‏ : people who did not rank virtue beneath appearances and vanities ; Cyrillona 1:140↗ ܡܢ݂ܘ ܚܙ݂ܐ ܐܝܟ ܗ݀ܘ܂ ܣܡܟܐ ܕܫܘܚܠܦܐ‏ : who has seen such a peculiar-looking banquet? ; JSBhom 125:992↗ ܗܵܝ ܡܲܪܟܲܒܬܵܐ ܦܬܼܝܟܲܬ ܚܸܙܘܸ̈ܐ܃ ܘܲܒܫܽܘܚ̈ܠܵܦܸܝܗ݀ ܐ̄ܪ̈ܵܙܲܘܗܝ ܛܸܥܢܲܬ ܬܲܝܬܸܐ ܠܲܐܪܥܵܐ‏ : that chariot of various aspects: through its different appearances carried His mysteries to bring them to the earth ; JSBhom 125:1084↗ ܡܽܘܢ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܟܝܵܢܗܸܝܢ ܐܲܘ ܫܽܘܚܠܵܦܵܐ ܕܸܐܣܟܼܡܲܝ̈ܗܸܝܢ‏ : what was their nature or their particular appearance
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modulation
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(liturg.) a type of hymn with variable tones
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CatWr1 376b:33 text not cited
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defection, inconstancy
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Dionigi 61:15 ܠܐ ܡ݁ܢܚܝܢ ܒܗ݀ ܒܛܒܬܐ܃ ܡܛܠ ܫܘܚ݁ܠܦܗܘܢ ܘܡܚܝܠܘܬܗܘܢ‏ : they are not content with the good due to their inconstancy and weakness ; PhiloxMonks 129:17↗ ܠܐ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ܂ ܠܐ ܗܦܟ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܝܕܘ̈ܥܐ‏ : not the inconstancy of friends nor the defection of acquaintances
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ܕܠܐ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ : adj. : unchangeable
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StatNis.72.7↗ ܦܣܩܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ‏ : an unchangeable decision
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kind, variant, species
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EphPar 9:7.1↗ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܕܒܘܣܡܐ ܢܫ̈ܒܢ ܒܟܠ ܫܘܚܠܦ‏ : refreshing breezes of every kind blow
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(gram.) variant type of an accent
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variation of the seasons
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Kays 140:18↗ ܐܘ݂ܠܨ̈ܢܐ ܣ݁ܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܘܐܢܢܩ̈ܐܣ ܕܢ݁ܩܦܝܢ ܘܲܓ݁ܕܫܝܢ ܒܗ݀ܠܝܢ ܫܘ݂ܚܠ̈ܦܐ‏ : the troubles and hardships that are associated with and happen with those seasonal changes ; ThbK1 43:20↗ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܫ̈ܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܣ݁ܥܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܐ ܒܟܪܟܗ ܩ݁ܪܐ‏ : 'times' are what it calls the four seasons of the year that the Sun makes in its cycle ; IshExod 47:12↗ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܝ ܫܢܬܐ‏
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the date of seasonal change, i.e. solstice or equinox
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Geop 105:6↗ ܡܢ ܫܘܝܘܬ ܐܝܡܡܐ ܘܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܕܐܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܘܚܠܦܗ ܕܩܝܛܐ‏ : from the spring equinox until the summer solstice ; SevSeb 245:13 ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܛܪܘܦܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘܚܠ̈ܦܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ‏ ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.8:3↗ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܢܝܣܢ‏ : the beginning of spring
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(astron.) parallax
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For the technical use in the mystical tradition see R. Beulay, PatOr 39/3(1978): p. 152n.
For use in describing accent variants see Segal Accents index.

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