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glg (e/u) vb. to roll away and reveal beauty
GDCGt
Gpəˁalto roll away and reveal1 sense▶
to roll away and reveal
Syr
KwDW 384:23↗ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܩ݁ܦܠ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܓ݁ܠܓ ܠܘܝܠܐ ܕܥܡܛܢܐ ܕܚܫܘܟܐ ܡܢ ܠܒܐ ܕܝܠܝ‏ : which is able to fold back or roll away the veil of utter darkness from my heart ; EphFid 86:14.4↗ ܘܐܡܪܚ ܘܒܨܐ ܕܢܓܠܘܓ ܫܘܦܪܟܝ‏ : he struggled and searched to uncover your beauty
Dpaˁˁelid.2 senses▶
1
id.
Syr
JulSok 233(113):9↗ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܡܓܠܓ ܡܢ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܥܪ̈ܦܠܐ ܕܚܫܘܟܐ‏ : like the morning sunrise that rolls away the foggy darkness from the clouds
(1)
to remove
Syr
ThbK2 331:1↗ ܟܡܐ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܓܠܓ ܗܘ݂ܐ ܡܐܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܩ݁ܐܡ ܗܘ݂ܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܣܬܩܒܠܝܢ ܥܪܛܠܐܝܬ‏ : a few times he would remove his clothes and stand naked before those facing him
2
to cause defect in the pupil of the eye
Syr
BHNom 153:3↗ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܡܫܟܪܐ ܠܦܪܨܘܦܬܐ܃ ܘܡܓܲܠܓܵܐ ܠܒܒ̈ܬܐ‏ : that which disfigures the face and "rolls" the pupils
Cˀafˁelto uncover1 sense▶
to uncover
Syr
P Je13:26↗ ܐ݁ܓܠܓ ܫ̈ܦܘܠܝܟܝ݂‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be rolled away2 senses▶
1
to be rolled away
Syr
AGnEx 10.28↗ ܐܠܘ ܕܝܢ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܐܬܓܠܓ ܗܘ݂ܝ܂ ܠܐ ܡܬܒܥܐ ܗܘܐ ܢܗܝܪܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ‏ : for if the clouds had been rolled away, light on the first day would not have been required
(1)
to revolve
Syr
2
to be revealed
Syr
BHBS.M Met 5.1.3.5 text not cited
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These meanings appear to be a lexical portmanteau of glgl and gly. Note that G and D govern the covering object, C the object revealed. Gt is Gt/Dt.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 232[117]J. Payne-Smith: 70

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