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mˁbrh, mˁbrtˀ (maˁbərā, maˁbartā) n.f. crossing, passing through
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place of or for passing through
(1)
ford, pass
Gal, Syr, JBA
PTTan 68.c:64[2]↗ איכן שרפה במעברתא דלוד ורבנן אמרי במעברתא דטרלוסה‏ : where did he burn it? At Lod ford, while the rabbis say at the ford of GN ; AphDem1.19:15↗ ܗ݀ܝ ܡܥܒܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ܂ ܬܠܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܬܦܠܓܬ‏ : that crossing place of the Jordan was cut three times ; P Ju3:28↗ ܡܥܒܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ‏ ; BT Qid 72a(17)↗ מעברתא דאגמא‏ : the passage of GN
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ferry
Syr, Man
GY 382:5↗ uhaizilẖ liama ḏlarab ulašaša : ulamabarta : they saw the sea having no boat, raft, or ferry
(3)
passageway
Syr
AphDem23.505:6↗ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܫܢܗ ܡܥܒܪܬܐ ܠܡܘܡܬܐ‏ : for him his tongue became a passageway for an oath
(1)
passageway for the strap of Tefillin
JBA
(2)
(of water) channel
Syr
(1)
fig.:
Syr
ESNat 10:10↗ ܡܠܠܐ ܐܢ ܗ݂ܘ ܕܫܗ݀ܪ | ܗܘ݂ܐ ܠܗ ܦܘܡܗ ܡܥܒܪܬܐ‏ : if the one who is awake is a chatterbox, his mouth is a flowing channel
(4)
metaph.: interpreter, transmitter
Syr
PhiloxDisc 6:05↗ ܐܸܢܗܽܘ ܕܡܲܠܦܵܢܲܐ ܗ݂ܘ ܚܲܬܼܝܬܐ܇ ܘܠܲܘ ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܲܐ ܗ݂ܘ ܕܝܽܘܠܦܵܢܐ ܕܲܐܚܪ̈ܵܢܸ‏ : if the teacher is a diligent one, and not just a transmitter of others' teaching
(5)
of a beard
JBA
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process or action of passing through, transition
Syr
INB 126:19↗ ܡܥܒܪܬܐ ܐܼܪܙܢܝܬܐ ܂܂܂ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ܃ ܡܫܪܐ ܗܘܢܐ ܒܗܝ݁ ܕܢܚܙܐ ܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ‏ : a mystical transition: from this peaceful place the mind begins to see hidden things
(1)
crossing a body of water
Syr
TB 3:46.6↗ ܡܥܒܪܬܗܘܢ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܡܐ‏
(2)
passing through territory
Syr
JulSok 465(229):22↗ ܡ̈ܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ݁܂ ܕܣܝܡܢ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܥܒܪܬܢ‏ : other cities located on the route of our passing
(3)
finishing
Syr
(4)
passing wind
Syr
MetTheoSyc 351:a.13↗ ܡܐ ܕܢ݁ܦܚܝܢ ܡܓ‍[‍ܪ̈ܣܐ ܠܡ̈ܥܝܐ ܒܡܥܒܪܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ܂ ܩܠܐ ܗ݀ܘܐ‏ : when butchers inflate bladders, a sound is produced by the passing of wind
(5)
passing of food (poorly digested?) through the digestive system
Syr
Med 424:2 ܚܲܫܹ̈ܐ ܗܢ݁ܘ݁ܢ ܕܡܲܥܒܲܪܬ݁ܐ ܘܕܡܹܐܬ݂ܵܝ ܟܲܪܣܵܐ‏ : those diseases of the passing (of food) and defecation
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JBA also מברתא ; Mand. mambarta
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 798[508]DJBA: 693bJastrow: 813Drower/Macuch: 245b, 238aJ. Payne-Smith: 288

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