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ˁby vb. to be thick
GDGtDt
Gpəˁalto be thick1 sense▶
1
to be thick
Syr
IAB1 321:15 text not cited
(1)
to swell up
Syr, JudSyr
Geop 113:16↗ ܘܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܡܢ ܪܥܝܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܬܥܒܐ ܟܪܣܗܘܢ‏ : if their belly swells up from bad grazing
Dpaˁˁelto swell up much2 senses▶
1
to swell up much
Syr
Am4 194↗ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܩܕܠܗ ܥܲܒ݁ܝ݂ ܘܥܒܪ ܠܘܥܘ̈ܗܝ‏ : to the point that his neck became very swollen and overwhelmed his jaws ; HunQuest 476:8 ܠܗ ܠܗܕܡܐ ܗܕܡܐ ܕܡܥܒܝ ܡܚܡܐ‏ : it heats up the organ that has been made very swollen
2
to harden (heart)
Syr
P Ex8:11↗ ܘܥܒ݁ܝ ܠܒܗ݂‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto swell1 sense▶
to swell
Syr
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be made thick3 senses▶
1
to be made thick
Syr
(1)
to thicken (mid.)
Syr
TB 2:24.13↗ ܡܬܥܒܐ ܠܗ ܡܕܥܗܘܢ‏ ; IshPs 182(12)↗ ܡܬܠܒ̈ܕܢ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܬܥܒܝܢ‏ : the clouds condense and thicken
2
to swell
Syr
3
(of the heart) to harden
Syr
P Ex7:22↗ ܘܐܬ݁ܥܒܝ ܠܒܗ‏
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None of the examples of Mandaic cited in MD stand up to scrutiny.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1062[507]Drower/Macuch: 1bPayne-Smith: 2762J. Payne-Smith: 395

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