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ˀmty, ˀymty, ˀymt (ˀimmattī, ˀimmaṯ) conj. when, whenever
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when, whenever
Common Aramaic
TAD D7.6 9↗ שלח לי אמת תעבדן פסח̊̊א‏ : write me when you will make Pessah ; BR 114:6(2)↗ אמת יתבנה‏ ; RuR 84.51↗ הודיעני! אימת אנא מיית‏ ; PTTan 64.a:24[2]↗ אימת דאתון בעיי הוא בעי‏ : whenever you want, He wants ; LSt.13:4↗ ܕܠܗ݀ܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܢܟܦܢ‏ : (the right time to eat) for the one who has (food) is whenever he gets hungry ; BT Yom 12b(9)↗ text not cited ; TgEsth2 5:1(23)↗ כל אימת דנעלון בנך לאנגקי‏ : whenever your children come to a crisis
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ܐܡܬܝ ܕܗܘ : sometime or another
Syr
GregOr 41 63.9.5↗ ܐܦܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܦܐܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܚܣܝܪ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܗܘ‏ : for moreover it would not be proper for it ever to be missing ; TB 4:27.10↗ ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܗ݂ܘ ܗܢܐ ܢܬܚܙܐ‏ : sometimes then this is especially seen ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.2:10↗ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܝ ܗܢܐ ܡܗܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܗܘ‏ : this World certainly came into existence sometime or another ; IshGen 91:29↗ ܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܗ݂ܘ‏ : whenever
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ܠܐ ܐܡܬܝ : never, not at all
CPA
Geron 16.1:3↗ ܠܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܐܚܘܢܢ ܬܫܝܫ ܗܘ‏ : our brother has never been weak
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ܐܸܡܲܬܝ ܐܸܡܲܬܝ : sometimes
Syr
LG 7:8(1)↗ ܒܲܙܒܲܢ ܙܒܲܢ ܓܲܠܝܵܐܼܝܬ܃ ܘܸܐܡܲܬܝ ܐܸܡܲܬܝ ܟܲܣܝܵܐܼܝܬ‏ : from time to time openly and sometimes secretly
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(once only)
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 2.84:20↗ ܓܕܫܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܗ݂ܘ ܕܟܕ ܫܪܪܐ ܐܢܫ ܐܡܪ ܠܐ ܢܙܟܐ‏ : for it sometimes happens that the person telling the truth is not the winner
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+ܐܝܼܬ ܐܡܬܝ
Syr
IshPs 15(19)↗ ܐܝܬ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܛܐܒܘ ܘܐܝܬ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܒܐܫܘ‏ : sometimes as if to do good and sometimes as if to do evil
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when ?
Common Aramaic
TgO Gen30:30↗ וֻכעַן אִמַתִי אַעֲבֵיד אַף אֲנָא לְבֵיתִי‏ : now when can I also do it for my house? ; BR 114:6(2)↗ אמת יתבנה בית מקדשך‏ ; CPA Luke17:20↗ ܐ‍]‍ܡܬܝ ‍[‍ܐ‍]‍^ܬ^ܝܐ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ‏ : when is the Kingdom of God coming? ; BT Pes 93b(27)↗ אימת קא מיחייב האי גברא למעבד פסח‏ : when is this man obligated to perform the Paschal sacrifice?
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with preps.
Syr
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ܡܸܢ ܐܸܡܲܬܝ or ܡܸܢ ܐܸܡܲܬܝ ܘܠܟܵܐ : since when?
CPA, Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 10(4) ܗܐ ܡܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܩܐ݁ܡ ‍[‍ܐܢܬ‍]‍ ܒܚܕܐ ܕܘܟܬܐ‏ : since when do you stand in one place? ; P 2Ch18:23↗ ܡܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܘܠܟܐ ܥܒܪܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܢܝ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܟ‏ : since when did the spirit of the Lord depart from me to speak with you? ; JSmem 13:125↗ ܗܐ ܡܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܫܡܥܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܪܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ‏
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ܟܘܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕ : whenever : see s.v. kl ˀymt adv./conj.
CPA
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ܒܟܽܠ ܐܸܡܲܬܝ : always
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 61:18 ܠܘ ܒܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܦܫܝܩ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܟ݁ܢܫ ܘܢܩܢܐ‏ : it is not always easy for a person to collect and acquire
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ˁd ˀmty, ܥܕܼܲܡܵܐ ܠܸܐܡܲܬܼܝ : until when? how long?
JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgO Ex10:3↗ עַד אִמַתִי מְסָרֵיב אַת לְאִתכְנָעָא‏ : how long will you refuse to submit? ; CPA 1R(1Sam)1:14↗ ܥܕ ܐܡܬܝ ܐܬܝ ܡܬܪܘܝܐ‏ : how long are you going to be a drunk? ; SamTgJ Num14:27↗ עד אמת לכנשתה בישתה הדה‏ ; P Mt17:17↗ ܥܕ݂ܲܡܵܐ ܠܸܐܡܲܬ݂ܝ‏ ; TgProv6:9var.↗ text not cited
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דאימת : from any time
JBA
BT Pes 71a(17)↗ לשום שמחה דאימת או שמחה דליליא‏ : in reference to rejoicing at any time, or just rejoicing at night?
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as part of a compound phrase : lest ever, lest never
CPA
CPA(le97) Gen 3:22↗ ܐܘܦ ܟܕܘ ܠܐ ܐܡܬ݁ܝ ܝܦܫܘܛ ܐܝܕܗ‏ : now too lest he stretch out his hand ; CPA(le97) Is 8:11↗ ܕܡܐ ܐܡܬ݁ܝ ܝܐܡܘܪ̈ܘܢ ܩܫܝܐܢ‏ : lest they ever say they are hardened
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JLAtg אִימַתִי ; Syr. ܐܸܡܲܬܝ ; JBA, LJLA, Sam אִימַּת ; Mand (mat; CPA ܡܬܝ
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From Akkadian legal terminology; see AIOA p. 58, esp. n. 131.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 58[27]DJPA: 50bDJBA: 117bJastrow: 51Drower/Macuch: 352aJ. Payne-Smith: 20Levy Ch-W: 1:39Tal Sam: 44DNWSI: 78DCPA[Schulthess]: 19[12]BarBahlul: 194:1

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