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ˁny vb. to respond
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁalto respond3 senses▶
1
to respond
Common Aramaic
Zak.a11↗ wyˁnny bˁlšmy[n : then Baalshamayin answered me ; TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .94↗ ענה חמרא ואמר לאריא‏ : the ass responded to the donkey ; AphDem16.322:14↗ ܘܚܨܝܦܐܝܬ ܥܢܐܘܗܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ‏ ; JulSok 139(66):15↗ ܥܢܝܗܝ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ‏ ; P Ps3:5↗ ܒܩܠܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܩܪܝܬ܂ ܘܥܢܢܝ ܡܢ ܛܘܪܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ‏ ; BT Ber 53b(43)↗ מימרא דמב̇ר̇ך עדיף ממאן דעני "אמן‏ : shall we say that the one who blesses is preferable to the one who responds amen?
(1)
to begin speaking (w.o. previous speech by the other party)
BADan, Syr, LJLA
Dan 2:20↗ אֱדַיִן דָּנִיֵּאל בָּרִךְ לֶאֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא: עָנֵה דָנִיֵּאל וְאָמַר‏ : then Daniel blessed the God of Heaven; he spoke up and said ; P 1S26:6↗ ܘܥܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܚܬܝܐ ܘܠܐܒܝܫܝ ܒܪ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܐܒ܂ ܘܐܡܪ‏ ; TgTosPr Judges.5:5↗ דין הוה עני ואמר לדין‏
(2)
ˁunian : "answer me", a type of prayer
Man
(3)
to raise a song
Syr
2
to keep occupied with
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Ex5:9↗ ויענון בה ולא יענון במלי שקר‏ : let them keep busy with it and not stay occupied with false things ; BhKJ 79:5 ܒܟܘܢܫ ܡܡܘ݁ܢ̈ܐ ܘܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܥ݁ܢܝܢ‏ : they busy themselves with collecting money and other desirable things
(1)
w. ܥܡ : to associate with
Syr
P Sirach 9:3↗ ܠܐ ܬܥܢܐ ܥܡ ܙܢܝܬܐ‏
3
to be suitable, to be an appropriate response to a situation
Syr
JulSok 171(82):20↗ ܘܠܐ ܥܢܬ ܡܚܘܬܗ܂ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܟܪܟ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ‏ : but his blow was not effective, because he had circled around in front of him ; ActsThom 259:1↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܥܢ݂ܝܐ ܠܝ‏ : because it is not suitable for me
(1)
ܠܵܐ ܥܢܵܐ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ : to be incapable of being done
Syr
ET 8:3 ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܥ݁ܢܐ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܐܝܕܐ ܬܫܘܩ ܠܦܘܡܐ‏ : the action that the hand should kiss the mouth is not possible
Dpaˁˁelto sing a response, refrain2 senses▶
1
to sing a response, refrain
JLAtg, PTA, Syr
TgO Ex15:21↗ וֻמעַניָא לְהוֹן מִריָם‏ ; TNM Ex15:21↗ והוו מענ׳ לה׳ מרים‏ ; P Ex15:21↗ ܡܥܢ݂ܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗܝܢ‏ : she sang to them in response ; P 1S18:7↗ ܘܡܥܢܝ̈ܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܢܫ̈ܐ‏ ; P Is27:2↗ ܟܪܡܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܥܢܘ ܠܗ‏ : sing "the vineyard of wine" to her
2
to keep busy
Gal
PTBes 63.a:44[2]↗ ׳ אילא עני בסדרא‏ : PN kept busy at the study house
Cˀafˁelto cause a response3 senses▶
1
to cause a response
Syr
P Eccl5:19↗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܥܢܐ ܠܗ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܠܒܗ‏
(1)
to keep occupied, keep busy
Syr
IsNin1 2:7↗ ܠܡܲܥܢܵܝܘ݂ ܗܵܘܢܵܐ ܒܡܸ̈ܠܲܝ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ‏ : to keep the mind occupied with God's words
2
w. b_ : to order to chant, i.e. to lead
Syr
ExHex 32:18 ܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܕܡܥܢܝܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ‏
3
to sing (?)
Syr
Kays 255:13↗ ܐܡ݂ܐ ܕܡܢܝ݂ܕܐ ܘܡܥܢܝܐ ܠܝܢܣܩܐ‏ : the mother who rocks and sings to the baby
Gtˀeṯpəˁel(person) to be answered3 senses▶
1
(person) to be answered
JLAtg, JPAEpig, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgO Ex19:19var.↗ מֹשַה מְמַלֵיל וֻמִן קְדָם יוי מִתעְנֵי לֵיה בְקָל‏ : Moses would speak and would be answered aloud by the Lord ; TgJ Hos2:4↗ הִיא לָא מִתעַנְיָא בְפֻלחָנִי וֻמֵימְרִי לָא מְקַבֵיל צְלוֹתַה‏ : she is not being answered through my worship and my memra does not accept her prayer ; STM Ps. 38,39 MTKG 79,81 צלי יתהון תלי [٠٠٠٠]מיתעני‏ : pray them looking up .... and are answered [ || Heb.: ותיענה] ; PTMaSh 56.d:10[2]↗ דמצלי על ח^ורנ^ין ומתעני ^ו^על נפשיה לא מיתעני‏ : who was praying on behalf of others and was answered but not answered for himself ; FTP Ex19:19↗ text not cited ; AphDem4.71:1↗ ܒܥܓܠ ܐܫܬܡܥ ܘܐܬܥܢܝ‏ : he was quickly answered ; PJ Ex19:19↗ text not cited
(1)
(of a verdict) to be given by law
JBA
BT BQ 70a(17)↗ כל דמ^ת^ענית מן דינא עילואי‏ : I am obligated for everything determined by legal process
2
to have mutual discourse
Syr
LSt.61:14↗ ܐܬܥܢܝ ܥܡ ܦܚ̈ܙܐ‏ : talk to lascivious people
(1)
to be busy with, concern oneself with
Syr
M.b.Serapion 43:19↗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܦܝܠܣܦܘܬܐ ܡܬܥܢܝ݂ܢ‏ : those who concern themselves with philosophy ; P Eccl1:13↗ ܥܢܝܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܝܗܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܢܬܥܢܘܢ ܒܗ‏ : the Lord has given humans a bad concern to be concerned with
(2)
to treat with familiarity, get along with
Syr
Cyr2 232:3 ܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܕܐܒ̈ܐ ܐܝ݁ܟܢܐ ܡܬܥܢܝܢ‏ : how can sheep get along with wolves?
(3)
to appeal (in court)
Syr
P Job9:15↗ ܐܠܐ ܐܙܕܕܩܬ ܠܐ ܐܬܥܢܐ‏ : if I was not deemed just I will not appeal
3
(or: Dt) to be relieved by a bowel movement
Gal
PTShvi 34.c:58[2]↗ ההן דאזל ליה לצורכה ולא מיתעני ייזל מן אתר לאתר והוא מתעני‏ : he who goes out for a bowel movement and is not relieved, should go from one place to another, and he will be relieved
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be sung in response1 sense▶
to be sung in response
JLAtg, Syr
TgO Ex19:19↗ וֻמִן קְדָם יוי מִתעַנֵי"מִתעְנֵ" לֵיה בְקָל‏ : †
§Form & Usage▶
In BA past tense narrative this verb (when introducting אמר ) is pointed as an active participle wherever possible, but when it is not possible to do so it is pointed as a perfect, which is thus clearly the original form
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Complete KWIC concordance
G (pəˁal)
D (paˁˁel)
C (ˀafˁel)
Gt (ˀeṯpəˁel)
Dt (ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
✎Notes & Bibliography▶
In early texts always as a part of the expression ˁny w)mr, "to answer saying".
LS2 has created for Syriac a third verb out of whole cloth that is simply a combination of the two Semitic roots "to speak out" and "to be humble". We have here tried to disentangle his mess but at this stage cannot vouch for the proper assignment of lemmas within the CAL's textual databases. B.'s presupposition appears to be that the new verb is strictly a denominative from ˁnyn, though that word is derives from ˁny #1. Note that the native lexicographers do not recognize such a distinction.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1116[533]DJPA: 412bDJBA: 871bJastrow: 1093Drower/Macuch: 24aPayne-Smith: 2924J. Payne-Smith: 419Levy Ch-W: 2:227Tal Sam: 647DNWSI: 875Audo: 2:243DCPA[Schulthess]: 314[149]Qumran: 185
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