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ṣhy vb. to be thirsty
GCDt
Gpəˁalto be thirsty2 senses▶
1
to be thirsty
Common Aramaic
TgO Ex17:3↗ וֻצְהִי"וצחי" תַמָן עַמָא לְמַיָא‏ ; Amu7 1.18↗ חדה צחיה ולא שתיה‏ : one thirsts but does not drink ; BR 1264:5(1)↗ דמפטט צהי‏ : because someone who chatters gets thirsty ; JMP 21.1.R(23)↗ דלא כפינא ולא צהיתה‏ : so that she is neither hungry nor thirsty ; TN Ex17:3↗ וצחון תמן עמא למייא‏ ; P Ex17:3↗ ܘܨܗܝܘ ܬܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܠܡ̈ܝܐ‏ ; BT Pes 112a(10)↗ ואו צהי מאי‏ : what (should he do) if he is thirsty?
(1)
to be thirsty for
JBA
BT Ber 54a(37)↗ צחי מיא, איתעביד ליה ניסא ונבע ליה עינא דמיא ושתי‏ : he thirsted for water; a miracle was done for him and a spring of water sprang up for him and he drank
2
fig.: to desire
Syr
Am7 224:12↗ ܘܨܲܗܝܵܐ ܗ̄ܘܬ ܣܓܝ ܠܡܙܝܗ‏ : she had a great thirst to see him ; MB 14:170 ܪܓܝܓܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܣܓܝ ܨܗܝܢ‏
Cˀafˁelto make thirsty1 sense▶
to make thirsty
Syr, LJLA
ActsThom 177:13↗ ܘܡܨܗܝܢ ܠܫܬܝ݁ܝ‏ ; TgJob24:11 var.↗ מעצרתא עצרו ומריהון אצהיו‏ : they pressed out the press but their masters kept them thirsty (or: they made their masters thirsty?)
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be thirsty2 senses▶
1
to be thirsty
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Ex17:3↗ ואצטעו תמן עמה למים‏ ; IA2 352:v1919 ܦܬܓܡ̈ܝ ܫܩ݂ܝܐ ܚܠܝܐ܂ ܐܨܛܗܐ ܠܗܘܢ‏ : my words are a sweet beverage; thirst for them
2
fig.: to desire
Syr
BhKJ 97:16 ܟܡܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܨܛܚܝܢ܂ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܨܛܗܝܢ‏ : the more they are reviled, the more they desire it ; IS 75:3 ܐܝܢܐ ܕܪܓܝܓ ܕܢܨܛܗܘܢ ܠܗ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ‏ : one who desires that his friends thirst for him
§Form & Usage▶
JLA, JPA also צחי , often as a textual variant; Syr. 3ms perfect both ܨܗܵܐ‏ and ܨܗܼܝ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1276[622]DJPA: 459aDJBA: 953aJastrow: 1273Drower/Macuch: 389bPayne-Smith: 3368J. Payne-Smith: 474Levy Ch-W: 2:317Tal Sam: 724DCPA[Schulthess]: 349[167]
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