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kynyw, kynywtˀ (kyānāyū, kyānāyūṯā) n.f. nature
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inherent nature, character
Syr
BHCand 542:5 ܟܝܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܠ‏ : the nature of this universe
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naturalness
Syr
Bab 138:30 ܗܕܐ ܨܪܬ ܐܚܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܝܢܝܘܬܗܘܢ‏ : it formed and give them life in their natural state ; Dionigi 98:22 ܗ݂ܘ ܟܝܢܝܘܬܐ܃ ܘܗ݂ܘ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܘܗ݂ܘ ܐܠܗܝܘܬܐ‏ : that naturalness, life-giving power, and divineness
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Note the semantic difference between kyn "nature" (what we might call "mother nature") and kynyw "inherent character of natural objects".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 620[322]J. Payne-Smith: 213

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