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ˁnyn, ˁnynˀ (ˁenyān, ˁenyānā) n.m. response; matter
1
response
PTA, Syr, Man
GT GG Exod12:2↗ כל מילולֵ[י]ה שבט סדר בענינא‏ : Shevat arranged his speech in the response [or: in the matter?] ; JulSok 47(20):14↗ ܦܢܝ ܠܟ ܥܢܝܢܗܝܢ‏ : he returned a response to them to you ; IMac13:35↗ ܘܟܬܒ ܠܗ ܥܢܝܢܐ ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ‏ : he wrote him a response in a letter as follows ; AlmaRZ 109↗ haizak hu abatur ˁniana rmalẖ lhazin ganzibra : then he, Abathur, gave a response to this “treasurer"
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antiphonal hymn
Syr, Man
BO2 173b:8 ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܩ̈ܠܐ‏
(2)
conversation, discussion
Syr
ESSerm4 31:26 ܐܫܬܘܝܬܘܢ ܥܡ ܚ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܚܠܦ ܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ‏ : you were at the level of the animals instead of angelic discussion
(1)
ܒܪ ܥܢܝܢܐ : partner in a conversation : see s.v. br ˁnyn
Syr
(2)
ܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ : mutual prayerful greeting
Syr
Solitary 3:7 ܝܗܒܢ ܫܠܡܐ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ ܒܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ‏ : we greeted each other with a prayerful greeting
(3)
intercourse, social relationship
Syr
AphDem6.117:21↗ ܥܡ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܝܫܐ܂ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܥܢܝܢܐ‏ : he should have no relationship with a bad person
(1)
marital duty, sexual intercourse
Syr
JSBhom 159:414↗ ܐܲܠܬܵܗ݀ ܒܚܲܫܵܐ ܠܫܲܘܬܵܦܽܘܬܵܐ ܘܲܠܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ݀‏ : she painfully mourned (missing) cohabitation its marital duty
2
significant issue, matter of concern
Qumran, Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA
4Q550 1:5↗ בין ספריא אשתכח מגלה ח[דה חתי]מה חתמי̇[ן] שבעה בעזקתה די דריוש אבוהי ענינה‏ : a single scroll was found among the documents sealed seven times with the seal-ring of his father Darius, its matter of concern being ... ; SYAP 44:31↗ קטעוי וגלפוי וכל עינייניה‏ : its masons, its sculptors, and all of its issues ; CPA IThes4:11↗ ܘܬܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܥܢ̈ܝܢ ܒܥܢܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ‏ : that you be quiet and concerned with your affairs ; P Eccl1:13↗ ܥܢܝܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܝܗܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܢܬܥܢܘܢ ܒܗ‏ : the Lord has given humans a bad concern to be troubled by ; BT Yom 63b(14)↗ הכא מענינא דקרא‏ : here (the matter is determined) by the context of scripture ; TgPs19:5↗ בכולא ארעא נפק מתח עיניניהון ובסייפי תבל מיליהון‏ : their matter's extent went out throughout the world, there words to the ends of the earth ; TgSong1:11↗ דסכום ענינין דמתפרשין בהון‏ : the total number of matters explained in them
(1)
lˁnyn : prep. : concerning
OfAPer, Gal, JBA
TAD A6.2 .22↗ לעינין אופשר ספינתא זך‏ : concerning the repairs of that boat † ; PTSuk 52.a:58[2]↗ כל אילין מילייא לענין משא ומתן‏ : all these matters concerning bargaining ; BT Ket 85a(17)↗ לעניין שלומי שליח‏ : concerning paying the messenger ; TGHark(1) 100.1.21↗ ולענין מאי דאמ׳ ההוא‏ : and concerning what that one said
(2)
relationship of non-sentient things (?)
Syr
GregNysLR.208.9↗ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܢܝܢܗܘܢ ܢܓܠܝܙܗ݀‏ : there is nothing that can remove it from their [the elements] context
(3)
custom
Syr
3
mind
Sam
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1117[533]DJPA: 413aDrower/Macuch: 353b, 296bPayne-Smith ~: 2924J. Payne-Smith: 420Tal Sam: 647aDCPA[Schulthess]: 315[]

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