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bzbn (bazḇan) adv. sometimes
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sometimes
Syr
Kays 210:7↗ ܡ݁ܢ ܡܥܪܒܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܥܡ ܪܡܫܐ‏ : sometimes at evening from the west ; P Prov7:12↗ ܐܠܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܠܒܪ ܦܗܝܐ܂ ܘܒܙܒܢ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܘܒ̈ܙܘܝܬܐ ܟܡܢܐ‏ : but sometimes she wanders around outside, and sometimes she lies in wait in the streets and on the corners
(1)
ܒܙܒܢ ܂܂܂ ܒܙܒܢ : sometimes ... other times
CPA, Syr
LawsCoun.26.17↗ ܒܙܒܢ ܣܢܝܐܝܬ ܘܒܙܒܢ ܫܦܝܪܐܝܬ‏
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ܒܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ܂ ܕܙܒܢ ܒܙܒܢ : now and then, occasionally
CPA, Syr
FMSD 18.1:2↗ ܕܙܒܢ ܒܙܒܢ‏ ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.46:5↗ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܕܒܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܪܫܥܐ ܝܬܝܪܐ‏ : thus some of the wicked kings that occasionally had even worse things happen to them ; ISSW 6:21↗ ܟܽܠܝܽܘܡ ܐܼܝܬܸܝܗ݀ ܠܲܢ ܗܵܕܸܐ ܛܲܝܒܽܘܬܵܐ܃ ܘܠܲܘ ܒܲܙܒܲܢ ܙܒܲܢ‏ : this Grace is ours every day, not just now and then
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ܒܙܒܢ ܐܚܪܝܢ : some other time (past or future)
Syr
AphDem23.461:10↗ ܘܒܙܒܢ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܐܬܟܠܝܘ ܡܢ ܫܐܠܬܗ̈ܘܢ‏ : but at another time were prevented from their requests ; TB 3:61.45↗ ܐܠܝܐ ܕܒܙܒܢ ܐܚܪܢ ܕܒܚ‏ ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.30:21↗ ܐܫܬܘܕܝܬ ܕܒܙܒܢ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܬܐܡܪ ܠܝ‏ : you promised that you would tell me some other time ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.54:25↗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܙܒܢ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܟ‏ : just as I told you some other time
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once upon a time, some time or another
CPA, Syr
LESC 61.2:18↗ ܐܙܠܝܬ ܒܙܒܢ ܠܬܝܒܐܝܣ‏ : once I went to Thebes ; Ps-Clem Hom 14.328:28↗ ܐܢܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܐܝܬܝ ܗܘܝܬ‏ : at one time I was in possession of a lot of worldly goods ; JS_Elisha 121:279↗ ܢܒܝܼܵܐ ܥܲܪܩܸܠ ܒܲܙܒܲܢ ܥܲܝ̈ܢܸܐ ܕܲܐܕܽܘ̈ܡܵܝܸ‏ : one time the prophet confused the Edomites’ eyes
3
eventually
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 1.4:12↗ ܐܬܒܝܢܬ ܒܙܒܢ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ݁ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܬܬܒܥܝܢ ܡܬܬܕܪܟܢܘܬܐ ܗܘܝܐ‏ : eventually I understood that it was not according to what was sought from the speeches themselves that comprehension developed
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ܒܙܒܢ ܕ : conj. : whenever, when
Syr
AphDem22.427:12↗ ܡܢܘ ܕܩܢܐ ܢܟܣ̈ܐ ܘܒܙܒܢ ܕܢܦܩ ܫܩܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܡܗ‏ : who is it who has acquired property and taken it with him when he passed away?
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 363[187]DCPA[Schulthess]: 107[53]

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