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bṣyrw, bṣyrwtˀ (bṣīrū, bṣīrūṯā) n.f. paucity
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paucity, deficiency
CPA, Syr, JBA, Man
Prodig2 2.1:8↗ ܬܡܢ ܗܝ ܐܦܫܥܘܬܐ ܘܒܨܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܚܣܪܘܢܐ ܕܛܒܬ̈ܐ‏ : there there is misleading and paucity and absence of good deeds ; P Ps102:24↗ ܘܒܨܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܝ‏ ; BT Meg 16b(25)↗ ומאי בצירותיה מניהו‏ : how was he deficient from them?
2
as a self-referential term reflecting respect to a superior
Syr
AphDem17.332:12↗ ܟܡܐ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܕܪܟܐ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ‏ : as much as I am able and my modest state comprehends ; JulSok 77(35):9↗ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܕܪܟܐ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܢ‏ : concerning which our humble self understands
3
diminution
Syr
DSS 32:1 ܒܨܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ‏
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(gram.) ܫܡܐ ܕܒܨܝܪܘܬܐ : diminutive form
Syr
MobergTerm 21* text not cited
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See also DNWSI p. 185 bottom for a possible additional homograph in ImpAr.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 175[86]DJBA: 229aDrower/Macuch: 49a, 68aPayne-Smith ~: 571J. Payne-Smith: 52DCPA[Schulthess]: 58[]

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