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hrkˀ (hārkā) adv. hither, here
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hither, here
Syr
P Ex3:5↗ ܠܐ ܬܬ݁ܩܪܒ ܠܗܪܟܐ‏ : do not come near here ; P Mk14:32↗ ܬܸ݁ܒ݂ܘ ܗܵܪܟ̇ܵܐ‏ : sit here ; IshIsa 41:14↗ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ ܗܪܟܐ ܘܡܚܪ ܒܕܘܟ ܐܚܪܝܢ‏ : that is here today and another place tomorrow
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ܡܢ ܗܪܟܐ : therefore [Greek calque!]
Syr
AphDiatess1990 4:22↗ ܕܡܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܘܐܦ ܠܢܒܝܐ ܕܣܒܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܝܠܕܐ ܩܛܠܘ‏ : so that because of this they even killed the prophet who considered matters involving a virgin giving birth ; Tobit 12:18↗ ܡܢ ܗܪܟܐ݂܂ ܒܪܟܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܥܠܡ‏ : [LXX ὅθεν]
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This is a phonetic development of hlkˀ but also replaces the simple hkh of the other dialects. For a suggested alternative etymology (i.e. < hān ) see A. Butts, "On Syriac harka and Aramaic r < *n", JNES 66(2007):123-4.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 354[183]Payne-Smith: 1048J. Payne-Smith: 106

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