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ṭˀb (e/a) vb. to be good
GCGt
Gpəˁalto be good3 senses▶
1
to be good
Syr
AphDem18.347:4↗ ܘܛܐܒ ܢܘܚ ܒܙܥܘܪܘܬܗ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܕܪܐ ܡܚܒܠܢܐ‏ ; P Je26:13↗ ܐܛܐ݁ܒܘ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟܘܢ‏
(1)
ܠܸܗ : to be well off
Syr
P Gn12:13↗ ܕܢܛܐܒ ܠܝ ܡܛܠܬܟܝ‏
2
impersonal + ˁl, l_, bˁyny : to be pleased with
OfAWest, BADan, Syr
Xanthos.3.4↗ ṭˀyb lbˁl[.. : pleasing to DN ; Dan 6:24↗ בֵּאדַיִן מַלְכָּא שַׂגִּיא טְאֵב עֲלוֹהִי‏ : then the King was very pleased ; JulSok 355(174):1↗ ܛܐܒ ܠܒܗ ܕܫܢܝܐ ܒܚ‍{‍ܩ‍}‍‍<‍ܡ‍>‍ܪܐ݂‏ : the madman was pleased by his boasting ; P 2S3:36↗ ܛܐܒ ܒܥܝܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܟܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܠܟܐ‏
3
to be dear
Syr
AphDem8.160:8↗ ܘܛܐܒܘ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܣܐܡܐ‏
Cˀafˁelto do good2 senses▶
1
to do good
Syr
P Gn32:10↗ ܘܐܛܐܒ ܠܟ‏
(1)
to behave well
Syr
2
to make good
Syr
Geop 4:24↗ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܛܐܒܝܢ‏ : but they are even made better ; P 1K(1)1:47↗ ܢܛܐܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܫܡܗ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܡܟ‏ : may the Lord your God make Solomon's name better than your name
(1)
to make good-looking, improve
Syr
4KgdHex 9:30 ܘܲܐܛܐܒܲܬ ܪܫܗ݀‏ : [LXX: καὶ ἠγάθυνεν τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς]
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be made good1 sense▶
to be made good
Syr
EcclHex 7:3 ܡܛܠ ܕܒܒܝ݂ܫܘܬ݁ܐ ܕܦܪܨܘܦܐ݂ ܢܬܛ݂ܐܒ ܠܒܐ‏ : [LXX: ὅτι ἐν κακίᾳ προσώπου ἀγαθυνθήσεται καρδία]
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back formation from the participle of ṭwb; the C stem in Syriac often treated as if a D stem of *ˀṭb.
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See also ṭwb, yṭb.
Note the single T example is clearly Gt not Dt.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 507[265]Jastrow: 515J. Payne-Smith: 166Levy Ch-W: 1:291DNWSI: 415

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