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gyr (gēr) adv. indeed; for
1
truly, indeed
CPA, Syr
AphDem2.24:10↗ ܘܐܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝܢ‏ ; JulSok 131(62):16↗ ܒܩܛܝܓܪܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܥܠܝܢ‏ : indeed, in their contention against us
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interrog. : really?
Syr
P Gn4:9↗ ܢܛܘܪܗ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܚܝ‏ : am I truly my brother’s keeper?
2
for
Syr, LJLA
OS MtCur2:2↗ ܐܢܚܢܢ ܓܝܪ ܚܙܝܢ ܟܘܟܒܗ ܒܡܕܢܚܐ‏ : for we have seen his star in the east ; OS MtCur2:5↗ ܗܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܟܬܝܒ ܒܢܒܝܐ‏ : for thus it is written in the Prophet ; TgProv29:19↗ במילי לא מתרדי עבדא {ד}ידע גיר ולא באלע‏ : a slave is not chastised by words, for he knows but does not accept it †
3
with a volitive: so come on, so
Syr
AphDem8.157:8↗ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܓܐܪ ܘܢܫܬܐ‏ : so let us drink and eat then ; JulSok 469(231):26↗ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܠܡܠܟܐ‏ : so tell the king
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Enclitic particle; Greek γάρ, indicating an explanatory logical relationship with the current context. Attempts to suggest a Semitic etymology for this particle cannot be deemed to have been overly successful.
Note that the only occurence in standard LJLA is in Targum Proverbs, thus constituting one of the chief proofs that that text was based on a rendering of the Peshiṭta version.

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