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ˀyn (ˀēn) interj. yes
1
yes, yes it is
Gal, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man
BR 302:3(1)↗ אית לך בר דכר אמ׳ ליה אין‏ : do you have a male son? He said: Yes ; PTŠab 8.c:63[2]↗ מן אילין את חיי אמ׳ ליה אין‏ : do you live from these? He said: Yes ; Lag(292) Matt15:27↗ ܗܝ ܕܝ ܐܡܪܬ݁ ܐܝܢ ܡܪܝ‏ ; Pel 7.13 ܐܝܢ ܡܪܝ‏ : yes sir! ; P Mt5:37↗ ܬܸ݁ܗܘܸܐ ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ܃ ܐܼܝܢ܂ ܐܼܝܢ܂ ܘܠܵܐ܂ ܠܵܐ‏ : let your word be yes, yes and no, no ; BT Šab 83a(2)↗ אין הכי נמי‏ : yes that is also so ; BT Šab 113a(25)↗ אין ולא ורפיא בידיה‏ : yes and no, and he was undecided concerning it ; SidraDNishmata 1.3:7 ↗ amarnalẖ ˁin qaria ḏqran : I say to him, "yes, O creator that created me!" ; DSumqa 199 ↗ ˁmilik bˁin uamin : take an oath by "yes" and "true" ; DMI 3:2↗ uamar ˁin ˁin ˁin ˁin ˁin ˁin ˁin
(1)
ܐܢ ܐܝܢ, ܐܝܢ ܐܢ : yes, but ...
Syr
BHNom 281:7↗ ܐܹܝܢ܃ ܐܸܢ ܢܹܐܡܲܪ ܡܸܬܲܩܛܪܓܵܢܵܐ܃ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܢܟ̈ܣܐ ܡܢ ܢܟܣܝ̈ ܚܒܪܘܬܐ ܗܘܘ‏ : true, but if the accused should say "this property did belong to the partnership"
(2)
ܒܐܝܢ ܘܠܐ : "by yes and no" : "truthfully!", an oath formulation
Syr
Am4 321:16, 612:6↗ text not cited ; Am5 80:7↗ ܒܐܝܢ ܘܠܐ܃ ܕܠܐ ܐܪܦܝܟ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܚܘܝܢܝ‏ : I swear I will not let you go until you tell me
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as adv. : truly, indeed
CPA, Syr, JBAmb
FMSD 9.2:6↗ ܐܝܢ ܡܪܐ ܝܣܘܣ ܂܂܂ ܐܬܪܚܡ ܥܠܐܝ‏ : do indeed have mercy upon me Lord Jesus ; TB 1:1.50↗ ܕܐܝܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܡܢܢ ܗܘ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ‏ : for they have an origin that is actually in truth from us ; TB 4:93.51↗ ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܐܝܢ ܠܐ ܨ݁ܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܡ݁ܪ ܕܐܚܛܐ‏ : for if he said: I truly do not want to sin ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.46:13↗ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܐܝܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܝܗܒܐ‏ : that which actually truly provides forgiveness of sins ; JBAmb2 46:12↗ אין ואמן אין {מ} ואמן‏
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)lw )yn : =Greek εἴγε
Syr
TB 1:35.17↗ ܐܠܘ ܐܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܪ̈ܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܝ‏ : if there truly were two opposing fundamental powers [Gk.: εἴγε ἐναντίως δύο τινές εἰσιν ἀρχαὶ]
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but of course, on the other hand
Syr
BHNom 316:20↗ ܐܢ ܢܣ݁ܒ ܥܡܗ ܘܐܒ݁ܕ܃ ܚܝܒ ܕܢܦܪܘܥ܂ ܐܝܢ܃ ܐܢ ܥܠܬܐ ܐܢܢܩܝܬܐ ܩܪܝܐ܃ ܢܣܒܝܘܗܝ ܥܡܗ‏ : if he takes it with him and it is lost, he is liable to pay it back; but of course if an unavoidable reason happens, he may take it with him.
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Syr. also ܐܢ‏
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The example cited in MD is due to an incorrect emendation of the form usin, the moon god Sin.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 36[15]DJPA: 51aDJBA: 118aJastrow: 52Drower/Macuch: 15J. Payne-Smith: 14DCPA[Schulthess]: 13[7]

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