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gly (glē) adj. open
1
open
JLAtg, Sam, Syr
TgJ Is23:7↗ כַדוּ לְאִתוֹתָבָא הָא גַליָא‏ : now here it is open for inhabiting ; SamTgJ Num24:4↗ נפיל וגלי עין‏
(1)
manifest, clear, obvious
Sam, Syr
AGnEx 60.28↗ ܓܠܝܐ ܗ݂ܝ ܕܐܦܠܐ ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܕܓܠܝܙܢ ܡ݂ܢ ܐܬ̈ܘܬܐ ܬܝܒ̈ܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : it is obvious that even after twenty years devoid of signs they would not repent ; TB 1:14.6↗ ܓܠܝܐ ܗ݂ܝ ܗܕܐ ܕܗ݀ܝ ܕܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܗܝ ܕܓܠܬܐ ܡܬܩܪܝܐ‏ : it is obvious that that which is opposite is called false ; Ps-Clem Recogs 2.98:20↗ ܠܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܓܠܝܐ ܗܝ ܕܥܘܠܐܝܬ ܥܒܕ‏ : it is clear to everyone that he acted badly
(2)
w. ryš, ˀpyn : literally: unveiled
Syr
LSt.21:12↗ ܫܡܥܬ݁ ܒܪܬܗ ܘܪܗܛܬ݁ ܒܓܠܐ ܪܫܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ‏ : his daughter heard and ran unveiled among the men ; ICor11:13↗ ܝܵܐܸܐ ܠܲܐܢܼܬ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕ݁ܟ݂ܲܕ݂ ܓ݁ܠܸܐ ܪܼܫܵܗ ܬ݁ܨܲܠܸܐ ܠܲܐܠܵܗܵܐ‏ : it is proper for a woman to pray to God unveiled ; SynagogueChurch 38↗ ܨܲܥܪܸܟܝ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܟܬܵܒܸ̈ܐ ܡܠܸܝܢ ܘܓܲܠܝ̈ܵܢ ܐܲܦܲܝ̈ܟܝ ܘܲܡܡܲܠܠܲܬܝ‏ : scripture is full of your great disgrace, yet you speak openly
(1)
ברישׁ גלי : openly, unafraid
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Ex14:8↗ רדַף בָתַר בְנֵי ישראל וֻבנֵי ישראל נְפַקוּ בְרֵיש גְלֵי‏ : he pursued the children of Israel, while Israel went out openly ; TgO Num15:30↗ וַאֲנָש דְיַעֲבֵיד בְרֵיש גְלֵי‏ : [MT: וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּיָד רָמָה] ; TgJ Jer31:7↗ דוּצוּ בְרֵיש גְלֵי לְעֵינֵי כָל עַמְמַיָא‏ : rejoice openly in the sight of all the nations ; IfOurMouth8a↗ ואפקנא בריש גלי לעין כל מעיקין‏ : he took us out openly in sight of all of our tormentors
(1)
בגליא : openly, unsecured : see s.v. bgly adv.
JLAtg
(2)
ܒܥܝܢܐ ܓܠܝܬܐ : openly, publicly ; see also s.v. ˁyn bglˀ
Syr
AphDem20.391:14↗ ܒܥܝܢܐ ܓܠܝܬܐ ܣܐܬܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ‏ : openly, a seah per man
(1)
ܒܓܠܝ̈ܬܐ
Syr
StatNis.64.8↗ ܙܕܩ ܠܢ܃ ܕܒܓܠܝ̈ܬܐ ܢܚܘܝܘܗܝ ܠܚܝܠܐ ܕܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ ܕܒܢ܂ ܘܠܥܝܢ ܟܠܢܫ ܢܕܢܚܝܗ݀ ܠܥܠܬܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܢ‏ : to tell of our intellect openly and show everyone the reason for our writings ; EphFid 47:6.6↗ ܘܐܟܬܒ ܦܫܝܛܐܝܬ ܫܪܪܐ ܒܓ̈ܠܝܬܐ‏ ; JSmem 8:146↗ ܕܒܓܠܝ̈ܬܐ ܢܚܘܘܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ݀ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ‏
(3)
openly, publicly
Syr
Addai.51.8↗ ܓ̈ܠ݂ܝܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܐܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܒܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܗܘܢ݂ ܨܝܕ ܟܠܢܫ‏ : in their teaching’s preaching they were open to everyone
2
revealed
PTA, CPA, Sam, Man
TN Deut29:28↗ וגלייתה לן ולבנינן‏ : the revealed things are for us and for our children
3
exiled
Syr, JBA
P Is49:21↗ ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܓܙܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܫܘܚܕܬܐ܂ ܓܠܝܬܐ ܘܡܕܘܕܬܐ‏ : here am I childless and alone, exiled and perturbed [=וַאֲנִי שְׁכוּלָה וְגַלְמוּדָה גֹּלָה וְסוּרָה]
4
worn away
Syr, Man
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G p.p.; in JLA also vocalized with final 'ī' vowel in variants copying Biblical Aramaic.
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More commonly in many expressions with baglē. see bgly adv.
For the form ܓܠܝܬܐ at Pesh. Is 49:21 and derived quotations, corresponding to MT גֹּלָה, vocalized with long /ā/ and interpreted as "female captive", see PSm 720.
We take the JBA form to be passive, in spite of the Yemenite tradition accepted by DJBA
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 231[116]DJBA: 287bJastrow: 247Drower/Macuch: 90a, 76aPayne-Smith ~: 715J. Payne-Smith: 70Tal Sam: 145DCPA[Schulthess]: 72[37]

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