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gmr (a/a[u]) vb. to complete, to fulfill
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁaltrans.2 senses▶
1
trans.
(1)
to complete, to fulfill
Common Aramaic
AphDem8.166:18↗ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܡܫܕܪܢܗܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܓܡܪܝܢ‏ ; P Gn24:22↗ ܓܡ݁ܪܘ ܓܡ̈ܠܐ ܠܡܫܬܐ‏ ; Rom2:27↗ ܥܘ݂ܪܠܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕ݁ܡܸܢ ܟ݁ܝܵܢܵܗ ܓ̇ܵܡܪܵܐ ܢܵܡܘ݂ܣܵܐ‏ : those who are uncircumcised [lit. uncircumcision] physically fulfill the Law ; BT AZ 27a(39)↗ אתחילא בה איהי ואתא משה וגמרה‏ : she [i.e. Zipporah] began it [i.e. the circumcision] and Moses came and completed it
(1)
to make complete
Syr
IshGen 196:15↗ ܕܗܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܡ݂ܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ܂ ܟܣ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܦܝ̈ܠܣܐ ܕܡܢܗ ܡܠܝܠܘܬܢ ܓܡܪܐ‏ : gold was created by God, but our rational ability makes the cups and saucers out of it ; IshDeut 143:9↗ ܫܡܫܐ ܘܣܗܪܐ܂ ܥܠ ܕܡܫܡܫܝܢ ܘܓܡܪܝܢ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ‏ : the sun and the moon: because they function to bring fruit to completion
(1)
to make (a sum total)
Syr
BHMQ 5.2.1.1 ܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܟܕ ܥܠ ܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܡܬܥ݁ܦܦܝܢ ܬܫܥܐ ܓ݁ܡܪܝܢ‏ : three multiplied by three makes nine
(2)
to destroy, finish off
PTA, Syr
TNM Num24:20↗ וגמר יתהון‏ : [|| תבר יתהון] ; JulSok 69(31):6↗ ܘܟܕ ܓܡܪܬ ܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܓܘܫܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ : when the flame had destroyed their bodies
(1)
to extinguish
Syr
P 1S10:13↗ ܓܡܪ ܠܡܬܢܒܝܘ‏ ; P 2K13:17↗ ܘܬܡܚܐ ܠܐܕ̈ܘܡܝܐ ܒܐܦܩ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܘܢ‏
(3)
to make perfect spiritually
Syr
EphBread 1:9b↗ ܗܽܘܝܽܘ ܒܫܽܘܡܠܵܝܸܗ ܒܓܽܘܫܡܸܗ ܓܡܲܪ ܐܸܢܽܘܢ‏ : by means of His conclusion in His body He made them perfect
2
intransitive
(1)
to be completed, to be perfected
Syr
P Gn41:53↗ ܘܓܡ݂ܪ ܫܒܥ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܣܒܥܐ‏
(2)
to be finished
Syr
OS LkCur12:33↗ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܓܡܪܐ‏ : an unending treasure ; P Gn21:15↗ ܘܓܡܪܘ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܪܩܒܐ‏ ; P Ezra3:12↗ ܟܕ ܓܡܪ ܒܝܬܐ ܗܢܐ‏
(1)
to perish, become gone
Syr
EphFid 58:2.1↗ ܩܝܣܐ ܕܓܡܪ ܒܬܢܢܐ‏ : wood that disappeared by means of smoke
(1)
to be extinct
Syr
Syr-RomLaw.3.13↗ ܘܐܢ ܓܡܪܬ ܠܗ݀ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܕ̈ܕܐ‏ : if the family of her father and father's brothers has become extinct
(3)
to be lacking
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ 1K17:14↗ מָנָא דְקַמחָא לָא יִגמַר וֻצלוֹחִיתָא דְמִשחָא לָא תַחסַר‏
(1)
p.p.
Syr
JSBhom 82:202↗ ܘܲܐܝܟ ܡܵܠܽܘܟܵܐ ܕܲܡܥܲܕܪܵܢܲܐ ܗ̄ܘ ܕܲܐܝܢܵܐ ܕܲܓܡܼܝܪ‏ : like a counselor who is a helper to the one who is in great need
Dpaˁˁelto perfect2 senses▶
1
to perfect
Syr, Man
(1)
to finish construction
Syr
IMac7a1 13:10↗ ܣܪܗܒ ܠܡܓܡܪܘ ܫܘܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܐܪܫܠܡ‏ : he rushed to finish up Jerusalem's walls
2
to delete, to eliminate
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Ex23:24var.↗ אְרֵי גַמָרָא תגמרינון‏ : you must completely eliminate them ; TgO Deut7:16↗ וֻתגַמַר יָת כֹל עַמְמַיָא דַיוי אֲלָהָך יָהֵיב לָך‏ ; P Je14:12↗ ܒܡܘܬܢܐ݂ ܐܢܐ ܡܓ݁ܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܗܘܢ‏ ; CTLevi ar a D.18↗ וגמרת לעבדי חמסא‏ : I finished off the doers of the wicked deed
(1)
to consume, destroy
JLAtg, Syr, JBA, LJLA
TgJ Jer50:26↗ גַמַרוּ נִכסַהָא כְמָא דִמגַמְרִין יָת עֲרֵימַת עֲבוּרָא‏ : destroy its property just like one consumes a pile of grain ; P Lv26:16↗ ܪܕܝܐ ܕܡܓܡܪ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ‏ : a flux that destroys eyes ; P Lk15:14↗ ܓ݁ܲܡܲܪ ܟ݁ܽܠ ܡܸܕܸ݁ܡ‏ ; PJ Gen11:28↗ מן יד נפלת אישתא מן שמי מרומא וגמרתיה‏ : immediately fire fell from the heavenly heights and consumed him
(2)
to absolve
Syr
Cˀafˁelto obliterate1 sense▶
to obliterate
Syr
P 2K13:19↗ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܬܡܚܐ ܠܐܕܘ̈ܡܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܘܢ‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto perfect oneself1 sense▶
to perfect oneself
Syr
LG 2:(2)↗ ܕܥܲܠ ܐܲܝܠܸܝܢ ܕܨܵܒܸܝܢ ܕܢܸܬܓܲܡܪܘ݂ܢ‏ : concerning those who wish to perfect themselves
(1)
to be accomplished, fulfilled
Syr
BHMQ 5.2.1 ܡܬܓܡ݂ܪ ܨܒܝܢܗ݀ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ‏ : the divine will is accomplished ; AGnEx 50.18↗ ܒܗ ܒܥܕܢ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐ ܐܬܓܡܪ ܒܗ ܣܘܥܪܢ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐ‏ : at the very moment of the curses, the action of the curses was accomplished
(2)
to be perfected
Syr
EphPar 8:7.6↗ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܒܟܘܠ ܪ̈ܓܫܘܗܝ | ܡܐ ܕܐܬܓܡܪ‏ : when the body was perfected with all its senses ; IICor12:9↗ ܚܲܝܠܝ ܓܸܝܪ ܒܲܟ݂ܪܝܼܗܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܘ݂ ܡܸܬ݂ܓܡܲܪ‏ : for my strength is perfected through illness
(3)
to be initiated
Syr
EChe 199:14 ܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܕܡܬܓܡܪܝܢ ܒܐܪ̈ܙܝܗܘܢ‏ : those who have been made complete in their mysteries
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto come to an end2 senses▶
1
to come to an end
Gal, Man
SYAP 55:14↗ ואחסנות כהונתה בהון אתגמר‏ : possession of the priesthood ended with them ; GY 15:23↗ uhaubẖ kulhun mitgamria : all his sins are ended
(1)
to be destroyed, finished off, made to disappear
LJLA
PJ Ex22:19↗ יתקטיל בסייפא וניכסוי יתגמרון‏ : he shall be killed by the sword and his property destroyed ; TgPs109:23↗ היך טולא בצליותיה אתגמרית‏ : I have disappeared like a shadow as it inclines
2
to be made perfect
Man
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a/a in the intransitive sense; Syr. a/u in the transitive sense; JLAtg m.p.p. גְמִיר but fem. p.p. גְמֵירָא
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For the semantic development within Syriac from "to finish" > "to perfect", see S. Brock, "Fire from heaven: from Abel's sacrifice to the Eucharist: A theme in Syriac Christianity", Studia Patristica 25 (1993): 238 (reprinted in Fire from heaven (Ashgate Variorum, 2006).
Also, see note s.v. gmr #3.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 242[121]DJPA: 132bDJBA: 290aJastrow: 255Drower/Macuch: 94b, 95aJ. Payne-Smith: 72Levy Ch-W: 1:145Tal Sam: 151DNWSI: 226Audo: 1:147DCPA[Schulthess]: 74[38]Qumran: 45

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