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gyry, gyryˀ (gīrāy, gīrāˀā) n.m. arrow maker or arrow user
√ gyr, gyrˀ n.m.
arrow maker or arrow user
Gal, JBA
PTTan 66.d:46[2]↗ ר׳ יודן גיריא ְ †‏ : † ; BT Pes 28a(9)↗ גיראה בגיריה מיקט{ו}<י>ל‏ : the arrow maker is killed by his (own) arrow
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It is not clear whether he makes arrows or just uses them. Nor are the two examples necessarily of the same word. Either may be rather a gentilic with the JBA example used in a play on words.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 128bDJBA: 283aJastrow: 242
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