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kss (a/u[a]) vb. to chew into pieces,; C to admonish
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Gpəˁalto chew, gnaw2 senses▶
1
to chew, gnaw
JBA
BT Ber 37a(27)↗ ארוזא חייא דכאיס מיכס‏ : uncooked rice which he chews thoroughly
(1)
fig. : to reduce in size (by cooking)
Syr
2
to admonish (?)
Syr
SyrIncBowl 27.2↗ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܝܣ ܘܡܟܝܣ ܥܠܝ‏ : why do you admonish and blame me?
Dpaˁˁelto admonish1 sense▶
to admonish
Syr
AM2 324:10 ܕܠܐ ܟܣܣ ܠܗܘܢ‏
Cˀafˁelto reproach, admonish4 senses▶
1
to reproach, admonish
Syr, JBAmb, Man, LJLA
EphFid 82:2.5↗ ܠܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܬܐ ܢܟܣ ܛܘܦܣܟܝ ܟܕ ܬܠܝܢ ܠܟ‏ : may Your symbol [the pearl] reproach the Jewesses when they adorn themselves with You ; P Gn20:16↗ ܐܟܣܬܝܢܝ‏ ; P Acts25:16↗ ܢܲܟ݁ܣܼܝܘܗܼܝ ܒ݁ܲܐܦ݁ܲܘ̈ܗܼܝ‏ : let them reproach him to his face ; Tit 1:9↗ ܘܲܠܡܲܟ̇ܵܣܘ݂ ܠܲܐܝܠܸܝܢ ܕ݁ܡܸܬ݂ܚܪܸܝܢ‏ ; GS 53:20↗ qam ˁlauaihun ubakasta makislun ; TgProv9:8↗ לא תכיס לממיקנא דלא נסניך אכיס לחכימא דנרחמך‏ : do not admonish the derider lest he hate you, admonish the sage so that he love you
(1)
to punish
Syr
(1)
w. byn : to punish the offending party in a disagreement
Syr
P 1Ch12:18↗ ܘܗܘ ܢܟܣ ܒܝܢܬܢ‏
2
to argue a cause
Syr
TB 2:13.2↗ ܕܢܚܘܘܢ݁ ܘܢܟܣܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܒܢ‏ : to show and argue that there are two natures within us
(1)
to refute someone's argument
Syr
Eche 1 43:11 ܗ݂ܘ ܡܟ݁ܣ ܠܗ݀ ܠܕܓܠܘܬܗܘܢ‏ : he refutes their lying ; Philal 198:11↗ ܠܣܘܠܐܢܗܘܢ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ ܕܥܘܩܒܐ ܐܟܣܘ‏ : they refuted their disgusting ideas through the rational fire of investigation ; AphDiatess1990 110:15↗ ܕܠܠܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܢܟܣ‏ : to refute the non-belief of the Jews
(1)
ܒ : to highlight, to point out
Syr
(2)
to reveal the weakness or impurities of something
Syr
EphFid 64:1.4↗ ܕܠܐ ܡܟܣ ܟܘܪܢ ܠܙܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܘܗܪܢ ܠܡ̈ܘܡܝܗܘܢ‏ : that our crucible does not reveal their falsifications nor our fire their flaws ; TB 2:54.27↗ ܐܦ ܠܗ ܠܐܐܪ ܕܥܒܝܐ ܗܘ ܡܟܣܐ ܒܗ݀ܝ ܕܥܒܪܐ ܠܗ݀‏ : (fire) even shows the weakness of thick air inasmuch as it passes right through it
3
to put under obligation
Syr
4
to give to chew
JBA
BT Ket 77a(42)↗ אכסו^ה^ שערי לאלעזר‏ : give PN barley to munch [i.e., he displays the intelligence of an animal]
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be admonished, blamed3 senses▶
1
to be admonished, blamed
Syr, JBA, Man
P Lk3:19↗ ܕ݁ܡܸܬ݂ܟ݁ܣܸܣ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܝܘ݂ܚܲܢܵܢ‏ ; MandAmulet 2:107↗ sdimia hdimia uˁkisia umks[ia] : stopped up, sealed, rebuked, and admonished
(1)
to be exorcised of an evil spirit
Syr
TDN.120:8↗ ܡܢܗ ܡܢ ܪܘ݂ܚܐ ܗܝ݁ ܛܡܐܬܐ ܢܬ݂ܟܣܣ‏ : he should be exorcised of that same impure spirit
2
to be shown to be weak, demonstrated as wrong
Syr
ThbK1 81:20↗ ܡܬܟܣܣܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ‏ : they are demonstrated by scripture itself ; EphNis 40:3.4↗ ܘܐܬܟܣܣܬ ܠܗ݀ ܕܓܠܘܬܝ‏ : my lie was found to be wrong ; Ps-Clem Recogs 2.106:6↗ ܡܐ ܕܐܪܓܫܘ ܕܡܬܟܣܣܐ ܠܗ݀ ܛܥܝܘܬܗܘܢ݁‏ : when they have sensed that their error has been demonstrated
3
to be split
Ctˀettafˁalto be admonished1 sense▶
1
to be admonished
Syr
P Je6:15↗ ܒܗ̈ܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܒܗ݀ܬܝܢ܂ ܘܠܡܬܬܟܣܘ݂ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ݁ܝܢ‏ : the shameful ones are not ashamed and do not now how to be admonished
(1)
to be shown to be weak
Syr
TB 3:42.9↗ ܥܠ ܫܪܟܐ ܡܠܝܐܝܬ ܐܦܝܫܘ ܡܢ ܛܢܢܐ ܕܚܪܫܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܬܟ݂ܣܬ‏ : as for the remaining ones, they fully stopped competing for their sorcery was shown to be weak
Qquadriliteralto chew up : see s.v. ksks1 sense▶
to chew up : see s.v. ksks
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According to MD> the Mandaic has an unusual G p.p. ˁkisa; we doubt that however and have treated that form simply as a p.p. of ˁks vb.
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For the semantic development compare American colloquial "to chew out" = "to scold".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 640[336]DJBA: 592aJastrow: 655Drower/Macuch: 221a, 17b, 242b, 349bJ. Payne-Smith: 220Levy Ch-W: 1:377Audo: 1:472

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