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ˀpwtˀ (ˀappūṯā) n.f. forehead
1
forehead
JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA
BT Tan 25a(37)↗ ונפק צוציתא דנורא מאפותך‏ : a 'branch' of fire went out from his forehead ; Anan 10:12↗ אורכא דאפותא לא האוי אילאו טפח‏ : the length of the forehead is but a handbreadth ; AM 8:16 ↗ uzuṭ rišiẖ uzuṭa aputẖ uzuṭan ainẖ : his head is small and his forehead is small and his eyes are small ; TgJob41:12↗ מאפותיה יפוק קוטרא‏ : smoke will come out of his forehead
2
front
Syr
3
opening
Man
AlmaRR 546 ↗ hanatun tlata rušmia ḏˁl aputa ḏšiša hinun : they are the three signs that are on the opening (or rim?) of the flask
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See Kaufman, Influences, 85.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 84[39]DJBA: 154bJastrow: 101Drower/Macuch: 30b, 369bLevy Ch-W: 1:53BarBahlul: 260:24

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