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mlh, mltˀ (mi/ellā, mi/elləṯā) n.f. word, speech; thing
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word
Common Aramaic
Sf.1.b8↗ ḥdh mn mly sprˀ zn[h : one of the words of this document ; SamTgJ Ex4:10↗ לא גבר מלים אנה‏ : I am not a man of words ; BT BB 77a(5)↗ מלי נינהו ומילי במילי לא מקניא‏ : they [i.e. the letters of the deed] are words, and words are not acquired by (other) words
(1)
statement, speech
Common Aramaic
TAD B1.1 R12↗ אתננהי לך מ[ן ]חל̇קי למלך מן בלעדי מלת מלך‏ : I will give it to you from my royal portion, without any royal statement ; Dan 2:9↗ מִלָּה כִדְבָה וּשְׁחִיתָה הזמנתון"#ק#הִזְדְמִנְתּוּן" לְמֵאמַר קָדָמַי‏ : you have plotted together to speak a false and injurious statement to me ; ThbK1 60:24↗ ܟܡܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ܂ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ܂ ܦܩܘܕܐ܂ ܡܨܠܝܢܐ܂ ܡܫܐܠܢܐ܂ ܦܣܘܩܐ‏ : how many categories of statements are there? Four: commanding, praying, questioning, deciding ; BT BM 84a(49)↗ כל מלתא דהוה קאמינא הוה מקשי לי‏ : he used to raise an objection against me on every statement that I made
(1)
(gram.) proposition, word, predication
Syr
(1)
ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ : adjective
Syr
BhGr2 4:19 text not cited ; ET 39:8, ET 20:17 ܡܠܬܐ ܡܫܘܬܦܬܐ ܂܂ ܗ܊ ܂܂ ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ‏ : a participle, i.e., an adjective
(2)
terminology
Syr
TB 4:21.18↗ ܦܪܝܫ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܢܦܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܚܕ̈ܬܐ‏ : he is distinguished from the pagans only by a terminology of new names
(3)
exposition, treatise
Syr
BHMQ 7 ܚܘܬܡܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ‏ : The Conclusion of the Treatise ; BHMQ7 2.1.1 ܬܠ̈ܬ ܓܝܪ ܥ̈ܕܬܐ ܫܡܝ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܝ݁ܕܥܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ‏ : for the exposition of theology knows three heavenly assemblies (of angels)
(2)
proverb, saying
Syr
Chran1 165:22↗ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡ݁ܪܐ ܡܠܬ܃ ܐܦܠܐ ܐܝܕܗ ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܓܘܠܬܗ ܡܦܩ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܕܝܐ‏ : as the proverb says: the Mede does not take his hand out from under his cloak
(3)
magic spell, charm
JBAmb, JBA, JBAg
JBABowl 72.1:1↗ מזמנא הדא מילתא על שמיה <ד>מארוי בר באתאי‏ : this charm has been prepared in the name of PN
(2)
power of speech
Syr
CatCambr 701:21 text not cited
(1)
reasoning
Syr
SevSerg 3:20 ܗܕܐ ܕܐܣܬܒܪܬ ܕܠܘ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܐܬܥܒܕܬ‏ : that which seemed to have not been done with reasoning ; TB 2:3.22↗ ܐܝܬܝܗ݀ ܕܝܢ ܒܟܝܢܢ ܐܦ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܚܘܪܬܐ‏ : for in our nature there is also an examining power of reason
(1)
ܡܠܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ : science
Syr
BHpup 2:8↗ ܠܝ ܠܩܢܘܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܘܓܝܩܝ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ ܩܪܝܐ ܡܠܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ‏ : logic or reason calls this guideline "science"
(2)
pl. : learning, reasoning
Syr
GregOr 41 24.2.4↗ ܡܛܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܡ̈ܠܐ‏ : for the sake of those who love learning
(3)
rationale, reason
Syr
GregOr 41 99.18.7↗ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܦ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܕܢܕܥ ܝܬܝܪ ܕܟܝܐܝܬ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ‏ : where we will also be able to know the reasons for these things more purely and more clearly
(4)
argumentation, teaching
Syr
P Job5:8↗ ܘܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܣܝܡ ܡܠܬܝ‏ : [MT: וְאֶל־אֱלֹהִים אָשִׂים דִּבְרָתִי]
(5)
ܕܠܐ ܡܠܬܐ : irrational
Syr
(3)
promise, pledge
Syr
Chran1 272:23↗ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܝ݁ܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܩܝ݁ܡܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ‏ : to you, then, I give my word and firm agreement
(1)
verbal consent
Syr
Syr-RomLaw.30.11↗ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܩܘܪܛܘܪ܂ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܡܗ݀ ܘܕܐܚ̈ܝܗ݀ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ‏ : she may marry a man without the consent of the trustee, her mother, or her brothers
(1)
מסר מ׳ : to give legal permission
JBA, JBAg
71013.1116118↗ כי איתנכו בשילו כתובו בשילו, ואע׳ג דמסרו לכו מילי בהינו‏ : when you are in GN1 write down "in GN1" even though they gave you permission in GN2
(4)
(gram.) verb
Syr
BhGr 3:30 text not cited
(5)
(philos.) meaning, definition
Syr
ArisCat 1a5 ܕܗܠܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܫܡܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܓܘܐ ܗܘ܂ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܗܝ‏ : for in these cases (i.e. homonyms) the name is in common but the essential meaning of the thing is different ; P Mk9:10↗ ܡܵܢܵܐ ܗܼܝ ܗܵܕ݂ܸܐ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ܂ ܕ݁ܡܵܐ ܕ݁ܩܵܡ ܡܸܢ ܒܸ݁ܝܬ݂ ܡܼܝ̈ܬ݂ܸܐ‏ : what is the meaning of this that he rises from the realm of the dead
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thing [=Heb. דָּבָר]
Gal, Syr, JBA, JBAg
PTSan 29.b:13[2]↗ לא חמית מילה בישא במאנוי דמרי‏ : I did not see a bad thing (a mark of sexual activity) on my master's clothing ; P Gn39:7↗ ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ/ܡ̈ܠܐ/ ܗܠܝܢ‏ ; BT BM 104b(38)↗ עבוד רבנן מלתא דניחא ליה למלוה, וניחא ליה ללוה‏ : the rabbis did that which was amenable to the lender and amenable to the borrower ; Anan 10:23↗ דיזפתא דמוזפת בין כסף ובינן אכל ובין כל מילי‏ : a loan that is loaned, be it money, food, or anything
(1)
matter, case
BADan, Gal, Syr, JBA, LJLA
Dan 2:17↗ מִלְּתָא הוֹדַע‏ : he informed them of the matter ; PTBik 65.d:18[2]↗ הוה בקי במרגליתא בכל מילה‏ : he was an expert in all matters pertaining to pearls ; BT Šab 78a(8)↗ כל מילתא דשכיחא ולא שכיחא‏ : any matter which is (both) frequent and infrequent (in its usage) ; PJ Gen18:2↗ דאישתלחו לצרוך תלת מיליא ארום לית אוושר למלאכא דשיריתא לאשתלחה ליתיר מן מילא חד‏ : (three angels) who had been sent for the needs of three matters, for it is not possible for a ministering angel to be commissioned for more than one matter
(1)
complaint, disagreement
JBA
BT Er 54a(48)↗ רבא הויא ליה מילתא לרב יוסף בהדיה ,, איזיל איפייסיה‏ : PN1 had a complaint against PN2 and went to appease him (before Yom Kippur)
(2)
עיקר מילתא : the essence of the matter
JBA
BT Ket 90a(16)↗ כתובה אעיקר מילתא קיימא‏ : the ketubbah applies only to the essence of the matter
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situation
JBA
BT Tan 21a(2)↗ דהוה דחיקא להו מילתא טובא‏ : those whose situation was very dire
(2)
letter of a word
JBA
BT Šab 104a(35)↗ מאי טעמ׳ שקר מיקרבן מיליה, ואמת מרחקן מיליה‏ : why are the letters (of the Hebrew word for) "lie" close together while the letters of "truth" are separated
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=Greek logos [masculine!]
Syr
JSBhom 82:77↗ ܡܸܛܽܠ ܕܸܐܬܵܐ ܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܘܲܗܘܵܐ ܦܲܓܪܵܐ‏ : because the Word came and became a body ; PhiloxMonks2 74:8↗ ܗ݀ܘ ܚܕ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܢܚ݂ܬ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܬܓܫܡ ܒܒܬܘܠܬܐ‏
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idioms
(1)
w. "to give" : to give an accounting
CPA
LAIS 2.2:3↗ ܠܒܕܝܠ ܕܗܘ ܥܬܝܕ ܕܝܬܢ ܡܠܐ ܠܐ݁ܠܗܐ‏ : for he is destined to give God an accounting
(2)
עבד: to let blood
JBA
BT Šab 129a(50)↗ האי מאן דעביד מילתא לא ליתיב היכא דכריך זיקא‏ : one who has had bloodletting should not sit where the wind is swirling around
(3)
ܫܘܼܒܚܵܐ : doxology
Syr
SpSol4 12:2 ܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܫܝܥܐܝܬ ܡܠܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܡܬܬܓܪܐ ܠܢ‏ : for praising the Father and the Son does not acquire salvation for us in vain
(4)
w. איתארע : see s.v. ˀrˁ vb.
JBA
(5)
ממילא : of itself, intrinsically
JBA, JBAg
BT Yom 23a(49)↗ כיון דחזו דאפלו ממילא קאתו לידי סכנה תקינו להו פיסא‏ : when they saw that they were even approaching danger without any other cause, they enacted the count ; BT BM 43a(36)↗ האי מאן דגזל חביתא דחמרא מחבריה מעיקרא שויא זוזא ולבסוף שויא ארבעה תברה או שתיא משלם ארבעה איתבר ממילא משלם זוזא‏ : someone who stole a wine jug--originally worth a zuz but later on worth four--from his neighbor : if he broke it or drank it he pays four, but if it broke all by itself he pays a zuz
(6)
ܦܫܛ : to continue speaking
CPA
CPA Acts20:7↗ ܦܫܛ ܡܠܬܐ ܥܕ ܡܛܐ݁ ܦܠܓܗ ܕܠܝܠܝ‏ : he stretched out the talk until midnight
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masculine type plural since OA: millīn, millayyā. Mand. also minilta
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In Syriac, the word is treated as masculine in the sense of "The Logos;" see cited examples and A. Moberg, Le Livre des splendeurs, la grande grammaire de Grégoire Barhebraeus 13(22ff.); NSG sec. 87.
For the semantics, compare Biblical Hebrew דָּבָר.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 775[386]DJPA: 305aDJBA: 668aJastrow: 775Drower/Macuch: 268b, 267aPayne-Smith ~: 2109J. Payne-Smith: 274fLevy Ch-W: 2:37Tal Sam: 473DNWSI: 630DCPA[Schulthess]: 225[110]DJA: 62bQumran: 139

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