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šywtˀ (šiyyūṯ, šiyyūṯā) n.m. quality, fine appearance
quality, fine appearance
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HunQuest 358:13 ܫܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܨܝܨܐ ܐܘ ܫܡܝܢܐ‏ : an appearance that is lean or fat ; TB 2:12.5↗ ܫܝܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ‏ ; P StDan(1)1:13 ↗ ܘܬܚܙܐ ܫܝܘܬܢ ܘܫܝܘܬܐ ܕ̈ܛܠܝܐ ܕܐܟܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܦܛܒܓܐ ܕܡ݁ܠܟܐ‏ : you will see our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king's ration ; IshDan 103(20)↗ ܫܝܘܬܐ܃ ܡܕܡ ܕܫ݁ܘܐ ܘܡܫܡܠܝ ܒܚܙܬܐ܂ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܓܘܢܐ ܠܡ ܕܩܝܡ ܒܝܬܗ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܡܫܚܠܦ ܒܡܕܡ‏ : ܫܝܘܬܐ : something that is right and perfected in appearance; others (say): the complexion that remains in itself when it is not changed into something
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Etymology uncertain. The cited passage connecting it with šwy is not demonstrably incorrect. We prefer to see it as a remnant of the verb appearing in Hebrew as שית. See LS2.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1550[775]J. Payne-Smith: 574

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