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mlˀ, mlyˀ/mlˀˀ (mlē, mlā, mlāˀā) n.m. quantity (that fills something)
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quantity (that fills or is measured by something)
JLAtg, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgJ Is42:10↗ יַמָא וֻמלָאֵיה‏ : the sea and its fullness ; TgJ Amos6:8↗ וְאַמסַר קַרתָא וֻמלָאַה‏ : I shall deliver the city and everything in it ; Marqe 1.1031↗ והוא הך זהרה במלאו‏ : he being like the moon at its full stage ; OS LkCur9:17↗ ܡܠܐ ܬܪܥ̈ܣܪ ܩ̈ܘܦܝܢܝܢ‏ : twelve baskets-full ; P 2S8:2↗ ܡܫܚ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܚܒ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܡܩܛܠ ܘܡܠܐ ܚܒܠܐ ܠܡܚܝܘ‏ : he measured two rope-lengths for killing and a full rope length to keep alive ; PJ Lev2:2↗ ויקמוץ מתמן מלי קומציה מן קמחא סמידא‏ ; PJ Num22:18↗ אין יתן לי בלק מלי קורטור דיליה כסף ודהב‏ : if PN gives me his entire treasury of silver and gold
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+ hand, fist : handful
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Lev5:12↗ וְיִקמוֹץ כָהְנָא מִינַה מְלֵי קוּמצֵיה‏ : the priest should take a handful of it ; AphDem8.154:6↗ ܡܠܐ ܙܘܪܐ ܥܦܪܐ ܠܐ ܬܫܟܚ ܬܡܢ‏ : you will not find a handful of dust there ; P Lv16:12↗ ܘܢܣܒ ܡܠܐ ܦܝܪܡܐ ܓܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ܂ ܘܡܠܐ ܚ̈ܘܦܢܘܗܝ ܥܛܪܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ‏ ; PJ Lev2:2↗ text not cited
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ܡܠܹܐ ܩܲܠܼܝܠ : in scarcely a moment
Syr
IIPet 2:18↗ ܐܲܝܠܸܝܢ ܕ݁ܒ݂ܲܡܠܸܐ ܩܲܠܼܝܠ ܥܵܪܩܼܝܢ‏ : those who just barely manage to flee
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multitude, abundance
Syr, JBA
P Gn48:19↗ ܙܪܥܗ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܠ݂ܐ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ‏ : his seed shall be a multitude of nations
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(in neg. contexts) : missing thing
Sam
MarqePoem6:30↗ דלא צריך למלאי‏ : which needs nothing
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ܡܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ : temporarily, a short period of time
Syr
EphPar 15:13.1↗ ܕܡܠܠ ܡܠܐ ܫܥܐ‏ ; JulSok 73(33):1↗ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ܂ ܡܩܢܐ ܠܢ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ‏ : for the temporary hardship acquires eternal life for us ; IVMac15:27↗ ܠܗ݀ܘ ܕܡܚܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܒܢܝ̈ܗ݀ ܒܡ݂ܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܐ ܓܒܬ‏ : she did not choose that which preserves her seven sons for a short period of time
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See also s.v. mlwˀ n.m. The vocalization of the various noun forms from this root is very uncertain. For use in the construct state w. other nouns, see s.v. mly adj. and note to mlˀ v.n.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 763[388]DJBA: 676bPayne-Smith ~: 2117J. Payne-Smith: 274Levy Ch-W: 2:39Tal Sam: 470

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