CAL: bstr

after, behind

Syr

P Gn18:10↗ ܘܗ݂ܘ ܒܣܬܪܗ݀‏wẖw bstrhhוהו בסתרהּ‏ܘܗ݂ܘ ܒܣܬܪܗ݀‏wẖw bstrhhוהו בסתרהּ‏ܘܗ݂ܘ ܒܣܬܪܗ݀‏ܘܗ݂ܘ ܒܣܬܪܗ݀‏ ; P Jn18:6↗ ܐܸܙܲܠܘ ܠܒ݂ܸܣܬ݁ܲܪܗܘ݂ܢ‏ˀezalw lḇestarhw̱nאֶזַלו לבֶסתַּרהוּן‏ܐܸܙܲܠܘ ܠܒ݂ܸܣܬ݁ܲܪܗܘ݂ܢ‏ˀezalw lḇestarhw̱nאֶזַלו לבֶסתַּרהוּן‏ܐܸܙܲܠܘ ܠܒ݂ܸܣܬ݁ܲܪܗܘ݂ܢ‏ܐܸܙܲܠܘ ܠܒ݂ܸܣܬ݁ܲܪܗܘ݂ܢ‏ ; Phil3:13↗ ܕ݁ܲܕ݂ܒ݂ܸܣܬ݁ܲܪܝ ܛܵܥܸܐ ܐܼܢܵܐ‏daḏḇestary ṭāˁeˀ ˀ̱nāˀדַּדבֶסתַּרי טָעֶא אנָא‏ܕ݁ܲܕ݂ܒ݂ܸܣܬ݁ܲܪܝ ܛܵܥܸܐ ܐܼܢܵܐ‏daḏḇestary ṭāˁeˀ ˀ̱nāˀדַּדבֶסתַּרי טָעֶא אנָא‏ܕ݁ܲܕ݂ܒ݂ܸܣܬ݁ܲܪܝ ܛܵܥܸܐ ܐܼܢܵܐ‏ܕ݁ܲܕ݂ܒ݂ܸܣܬ݁ܲܪܝ ܛܵܥܸܐ ܐܼܢܵܐ‏ : I forget what lies behind me

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ܠܒܣܬܪ : idem

Syr

P Gn19:17↗ ܦ݁ܠܛ ܢܦܫܟ ܠܐ ܬܬܦܢ݂ܐ ܠܒܣܬܪܟ‏plṭ npšk lˀ ttpṉˀ lbstrkפּלט נפשך לא תתפנא לבסתרך‏ܦ݁ܠܛ ܢܦܫܟ ܠܐ ܬܬܦܢ݂ܐ ܠܒܣܬܪܟ‏plṭ npšk lˀ ttpṉˀ lbstrkפּלט נפשך לא תתפנא לבסתרך‏ܦ݁ܠܛ ܢܦܫܟ ܠܐ ܬܬܦܢ݂ܐ ܠܒܣܬܪܟ‏ܦ݁ܠܛ ܢܦܫܟ ܠܐ ܬܬܦܢ݂ܐ ܠܒܣܬܪܟ‏ : save yourself; do not look behind you ; P Gn49:17↗ ܡܪܡܐ ܠܪܟܒܗ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ‏mrmˀ lrkbh lbstrhמרמא לרכבה לבסתרה‏ܡܪܡܐ ܠܪܟܒܗ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ‏mrmˀ lrkbh lbstrhמרמא לרכבה לבסתרה‏ܡܪܡܐ ܠܪܟܒܗ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ‏ܡܪܡܐ ܠܪܟܒܗ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ‏ : it throws its rider behind it

☛Derivatives▶

barbestrāy adj. — retrograde, backwards
- barbestrāˀīṯ adv. — backwards
bestar, bestrā n.m. — back part, back
- bestrāy, bestrānāy adj. — posterior
  - bestrāˀīṯ adv. — backwards
bstr vb. — Qt to be turned back

✎Notes & Bibliography▶

Persian bas+tar. This etymology is more convincing than that (b+sṭr) proposed by LS². One cannot help but wonder if the similarity to bˀtr also played a role in the adopting of the form.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 167[82]J. Payne-Smith: 49

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