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ˀsyr
(ˀăsīr)
adj.
captured; forbidden
√
ˀsr
vb.
1
captive, bound
Common (except: OA, BA)
▶
3 citations
P Gn39:20
↗
ܕܐܣܝܪ̈ܝ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ
dˀsyr̈y mmlkˀ
דאסירי מּלכא
ܕܐܣܝܪ̈ܝ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ
dˀsyr̈y mmlkˀ
דאסירי מּלכא
ܕܐܣܝܪ̈ܝ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ
ܕܐܣܝܪ̈ܝ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ
;
P Mk15:6
↗
ܠܡܸܫܪܵܐ ܠܗܘ݂ܢ ܐܲܣܼܝܪܵܐ
lmešrāˀ lhw̱n ˀasiyrāˀ
למֶשרָא להוּן אַסִירָא
ܠܡܸܫܪܵܐ ܠܗܘ݂ܢ ܐܲܣܼܝܪܵܐ
lmešrāˀ lhw̱n ˀasiyrāˀ
למֶשרָא להוּן אַסִירָא
ܠܡܸܫܪܵܐ ܠܗܘ݂ܢ ܐܲܣܼܝܪܵܐ
ܠܡܸܫܪܵܐ ܠܗܘ݂ܢ ܐܲܣܼܝܪܵܐ
;
JBABowl 63.1:2
↗
בההוא איסורא קשיא עזיזא ותקיפא ומרירא דאסירא ביה סוסין
bhhwˀ ˀyswrˀ qšyˀ ˁzyzˀ wtqypˀ wmryrˀ dˀsyrˀ byh swsyn
ܒܗܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܘܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ ܘܬܩܝܦܐ ܘܡܪܝܪܐ ܕܐܣܝܪܐ ܒܝܗ ܣܘܣܝܢ
ܒܗܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܘܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ ܘܬܩܝܦܐ ܘܡܪܝܪܐ ܕܐܣܝܪܐ ܒܝܗ ܣܘܣܝܢ
bhhwˀ ˀyswrˀ qšyˀ ˁzyzˀ wtqypˀ wmryrˀ dˀsyrˀ byh swsyn
בההוא איסורא קשיא עזיזא ותקיפא ומרירא דאסירא ביה סוסין
ܒܗܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܘܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ ܘܬܩܝܦܐ ܘܡܪܝܪܐ ܕܐܣܝܪܐ ܒܝܗ ܣܘܣܝܢ
ܒܗܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܘܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ ܘܬܩܝܦܐ ܘܡܪܝܪܐ ܕܐܣܝܪܐ ܒܝܗ ܣܘܣܝܢ
: with the hard, strong, mighty and deadly bond by which horses are bound
(1)
ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ : prison :
see s.v.
byt ˀsyryn, byt ˀsyrˀ
JLAtg
,
Syr
,
JBA
,
LJLA
(2)
ܐܣܝܪ ܠܫܢܐ : tongue tied
Syr
▶
1 citation
Med 470:1
text not cited
(3)
fig. : captivated by, devoted to
Syr
,
LJLA
▶
2 citations
LG 30:21(3)
↗
ܕܠܵܐ ܬܸܒܗܬܽܘܢ ܒܡܽܘܟܵܟܸܗ ܕܲܡܫܼܝܚܵܐ ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ ܒܲܢ ܕܲܐܣܼܝܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܚܢܲܢ
dlāˀ tebhtuwn bmuwkākeh damšiyḥāˀ ˀāp lāˀ ban daˀsiyr̈awh̄y ḥnan
דלָא תֶבהתֻון במֻוכָכֶה דַמשִיחָא אָף לָא בַן דַאסִירַוהי חנַן
ܕܠܵܐ ܬܸܒܗܬܽܘܢ ܒܡܽܘܟܵܟܸܗ ܕܲܡܫܼܝܚܵܐ ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ ܒܲܢ ܕܲܐܣܼܝܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܚܢܲܢ
dlāˀ tebhtuwn bmuwkākeh damšiyḥāˀ ˀāp lāˀ ban daˀsiyr̈awh̄y ḥnan
דלָא תֶבהתֻון במֻוכָכֶה דַמשִיחָא אָף לָא בַן דַאסִירַוהי חנַן
ܕܠܵܐ ܬܸܒܗܬܽܘܢ ܒܡܽܘܟܵܟܸܗ ܕܲܡܫܼܝܚܵܐ ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ ܒܲܢ ܕܲܐܣܼܝܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܚܢܲܢ
ܕܠܵܐ ܬܸܒܗܬܽܘܢ ܒܡܽܘܟܵܟܸܗ ܕܲܡܫܼܝܚܵܐ ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ ܒܲܢ ܕܲܐܣܼܝܪ̈ܲܘܗ̄ܝ ܚܢܲܢ
: do not be ashamed of the Messiah's lowness or of us because we are his captivated ones
;
TgJob3:18
↗
כחדא אסירי מדרשיא שליאו
kḥdˀ ˀsyry mdršyˀ šlyˀw
ܟܚܕܐ ܐܣܝܪܝ ܡܕܪܫܝܐ ܫܠܝܐܘ
ܟܚܕܐ ܐܣܝܪܝ ܡܕܪܫܝܐ ܫܠܝܐܘ
kḥdˀ ˀsyry mdršyˀ šlyˀw
כחדא אסירי מדרשיא שליאו
ܟܚܕܐ ܐܣܝܪܝ ܡܕܪܫܝܐ ܫܠܝܐܘ
ܟܚܕܐ ܐܣܝܪܝ ܡܕܪܫܝܐ ܫܠܝܐܘ
: together those captured by the midrashim were silent
(4)
limited, local
Syr
2
forbidden
Qumran
,
Gal
,
JBA
,
LJLA
▶
2 citations
PTGit 46.
a
:33[2]
↗
אוני אסיר אנטריס שרי
ˀwny ˀsyr ˀnṭrys šry
ܐܘܢܝ ܐܣܝܪ ܐܢܛܪܝܣ ܫܪܝ
ܐܘܢܝ ܐܣܝܪ ܐܢܛܪܝܣ ܫܪܝ
ˀwny ˀsyr ˀnṭrys šry
אוני אסיר אנטריס שרי
ܐܘܢܝ ܐܣܝܪ ܐܢܛܪܝܣ ܫܪܝ
ܐܘܢܝ ܐܣܝܪ ܐܢܛܪܝܣ ܫܪܝ
: a bill of sale is forbidden, extradition is allowed
;
TgEsth
2
3:8(8)
↗
יומא אסירא הוא
ywmˀ ˀsyrˀ hwˀ
ܝܘܡܐ ܐܣܝܪܐ ܗܘܐ
ܝܘܡܐ ܐܣܝܪܐ ܗܘܐ
ywmˀ ˀsyrˀ hwˀ
יומא אסירא הוא
ܝܘܡܐ ܐܣܝܪܐ ܗܘܐ
ܝܘܡܐ ܐܣܝܪܐ ܗܘܐ
: it is a day forbidden (for commerce)
3
subst. : girdle (?)
Sam
§
Form & Usage
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G p.p.
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Derivatives
▶
ˀăsīrū, ˀăsīrūṯā
n.f.
— captivity; connection
bēṯ ˀasīrīn, bēṯ ˀasīrē
n.m.
— prison
raḇ bēṯ ˀăsīrē
n.m.
— warden
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
72[37]
DJPA:
67b
DJBA:
149a
Jastrow:
93
Drower/Macuch:
29a
Payne-Smith ~:
320
J. Payne-Smith:
23
Levy Ch-W:
1:51
Tal Sam:
54
DCPA[Schulthess]:
23[15]
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