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ˀnḥ (a/a) vb. to groan
GGtCt
Gpəˁalto groan, sigh1 sense▶
to groan, sigh
Syr, Man
IA2 166:v70 ܩܘܫܬܐ ܒܥ݁ܘ̈ܠܐ ܐܢܚ܂ ܕܒܟܣܦܐ ܙܒ݁ܢܘ ܕܪ̈ܓܐ‏ : the Truth groaned against the sinners who sold ranks for money ; AM 99:15 ↗ tikṣar utinha : she will fall ill and groan
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto groan, sigh1 sense▶
to groan, sigh
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgO Ex2:23↗ אִתאַנַחוּ בְנֵי יִשרָאֵל מִן פוּלחָנָא‏ ; VR 16:650(5)↗ מה לך מתאנח‏ : why are you sighing? ; PRK145.1↗ שרי מיתנח‏ : he began to sigh ; SamTgJ Ex2:23↗ ואתנחו בני ישראל מן עבידתה‏ : the children of Israel groaned from the labor ; P Ex2:23↗ ܐܬ݁ܬܢܚܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܩܫܝܐ‏ ; BT Meg 16a(20)↗ הדי דקא שקיל ליה נגיד ואיתנח‏ : while he was cutting his hair, he wailed and sighed ; BT BM 66a(13)↗ אמאי קא מיתנחת‏ : why are you sighing? ; JohnBook 33:3 ↗ kma ˁtana : how much must I sigh? ; GS 49:19 ↗ nagid umitana mana : the Mana wails and sighs
Ctˀettafˁalsee s.v. Gt1 sense▶
see s.v. Gt
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T stems in Mand. and some LJLA as if from ˁny; Syr. ethp both ܐܬܬܢܝܚ‏ and ܐܬܬܢܲܚ‏, although the former is probably an error based on confusion with the more frequent ettaf of nwḥ
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 60[28]DJPA: 65aDJBA: 144aJastrow: 82Drower/Macuch: 24a, 26a, 353a, 488bJ. Payne-Smith: 21Levy Ch-W: 1:40Tal Sam: 48DCPA[Schulthess]: 20[13]

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