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ṭlny, ṭlnytˀ (ṭellānī, ṭellānīṯā) n.f. shadow
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shadow
CPA, Syr, Man
CPA Heb8:5↗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܕܡܘ ܘܒܛܠܢܝ ܗܢܘܢ ܡܫܡ̈ܫܝܢ ܕܡܐ ܒܫܘܡܝܐ‏ : those who are serving those that are an image and a shadow of what is in heaven ; GregNysLR.209.3↗ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܒܝܕ ܛܠܢܝܬܗ݀ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܡ݁ܠܒܫ‏ : it is dressed in darkness because of the earth's shadow ; ALetPub 273(11)↗ ܛܠܢܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܗܕܐ ܡܚܙܝܬܐ܂ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܒܪܝܐ‏ : for this mirror is a shadow of the holy gospel of the external Evangelion ; WisSol2:5↗ ܛܠܢܝܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܥܒܪܐ‏
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mirror image, unreal reflection
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 21:9 ܘܐܬܚܙܝ ܛܠܢܝ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܒܡܝ̈ܐ ܂܂܂ ܘܟܕ ܚܙܗ݀ ܠܛܠܢܝܬܗ‏ : their reflections were seen in the water ... and when he saw his reflection ; LG 21:4(6)↗ ܐܵܦܠܵܐ ܗܵܫܵܐ ܨܵܒܸܐ ܗܲܘ ܡܲܢ ܕܲܕܪܲܫ ܠܲܢ ܐܽܘܪܚܵܐ ܠܪܲܘܡܵܐ܃ ܕܢܸܗܘܸܐ ܒܛܸܠ̈ܵܢܝܵܬܵܐ܃ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܠܬܲܦܢܟܵܐ ܗܲܘ ܡܫܲܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܢܸܩܲܦ‏ : nor does the one who blazed the trail to the upper realm for us desire that we be in (His) images unless we cleave to that perfect template ; JulSok 361(177):15↗ ܗ̈ܓܓܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܛ̈ܠܢܝܬܐ‏ : they are illusions and reflections
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foreshadowing
CPA, Syr
CPA Col2:17↗ ܛܠܢܝ ܕܡܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ‏ : a shadow of what is coming ; TB 4:5.15↗ ܐܝܬܝܗ݀ ܗܘܬ ܕܝܢ ܗܕܐ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܘܛܠܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܗܘܐ‏ : for this was a type and foreshadowing of something that was in the future ; JS_Elijah 2:175↗ ܛܸܠܵܢܼܝܬܵܐ ܕܨܲܘܡܸܗ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ ܫܸܟܢܲܬ ܥܠܲܘܗ̄ܝ‏ : the foreshadowing of our Lord’s fast settled on him
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(magic) a type of demon, i.e. shade, spectre
JPAEpig, JBAmb, Man, LJLA
Amu11 1.8↗ ומזקין וטלנין יערקון מנה‏ : may damaging demons and shades flee from him ; GY 365:4↗ ragagta uṭulaniata ḏmkadba ; PJ Num6:24↗ ויטרינך מן לילי ומזייעי ובני טיהררי ובני צפרירי ומזיקי וטלני‏ : may He protect you from liliths, fear demons, noon demons, morning demons, damage demons, and shades
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JBAmb also טולניתא ; Syr. pl. ܛܸܠܵܢ̈ܝܵܬܵܐ‏, LJLA pl. טלני !
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For DJBA readings in JBAmb see instead s.v šlny.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 534[275]DJPA: 225bDJBA: 505bDrower/Macuch: 177bJ. Payne-Smith: 175Levy Ch-W: 1:305DNWSI: 4223DCPA[Schulthess]: 150[]

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