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mly vb. to be full
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Gpəˁalto be filled7 senses▶
1
to be filled
Common Aramaic
OS MtCur13:48↗ ܘܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܡܠܬ ܐܣܩܘܗ݀ ܥܠ ܣ̈ܦܪܝ ܝܡܐ‏ : when (the net) became filled they raised it onto the sea shore ; ChronEdess 1:5↗ ܘܡ݂ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܫܦܥ‏ : it became full and overflowed ; BT BM 76b(35)↗ ומלאי ארעא מיא‏ : the field became full [i.e. saturated] with water
2
to fill something with one's own bulk
Common Aramaic
Dan 2:35↗ וְאַבְנָא דִּי־מְחָת לְצַלְמָא הֲוָת לְטוּר רַב וּמְלָת כָּל־אַרְעָא‏ : the stone that struck down the image became a great mountain and filled the entire Earth ; P Gn1:28↗ ܦܪܘ ܘܣܓܘ ܘܡܠܘ ܐܪܥܐ‏ : be fruitful and multiply and fill the Earth
(1)
to be sufficient
Syr
P Ju21:14↗ ܠܐ ܡܠܝ ܠܗܘܢ‏ : (the women of GN) were not sufficient for them (in terms of numbers)
(1)
p.p.: qualified, capable
Sam
(2)
(moon) to wax
Syr
JSBhom 71day4 1333↗ ܝܲܗ̄ܒ ܠܸܗ ܠܣܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܢܸܡܠܸܐ ܘܢܸܚܣܲܪ ܘܲܕܢܸܫܬܲܚܠܲܦ‏ : He made the moon wax, wane, and change
3
to fill something
Common Aramaic
OS LkSin1:53↗ ܘܡܠܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܗ‏ : He filled the poor man with his beneficence ; BT Beṣ 30a(13)↗ דמליא בחצבא רבא תימלי בחצבא זוטא‏ : (the woman) who draws (water) in a large pitcher should draw (water) in a small pitcher
(1)
ellipt.: to draw water
Syr, JBA
P Gn24:11↗ ܡܠܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܐ‏ ; P Jos9:21↗ ܘܡ݁ܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ‏ ; BT Šab 148a(31)↗ הני נשי דקא מליין מיא ביומא טבא‏ : those women who are drawing water on a holiday
4
to be completed
Gal, Syr
PTBM 11.d:35[2]↗ שיבקיה ד<י>שרי#11# עד ימלא אנקלווסי{ם}<ס> דידיה‏ : let him remain (in the house) until his lease is completed ; EphFid 68:4.1↗ ܕܫܝܢܐ ܡܠܐ ܠܗ‏ : the peaceful time is over
(1)
(time) to pass
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Ex7:25↗ ומלו שבעה יומים‏ ; AGnEx 41.18↗ ܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܕܡܠܐ ܫܥܐ‏ : a test that took but a moment ; JulSok 81(37):12↗ ܟܕ ܡܠܘ ܠܡܘܬܗ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܣ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܚܡܫܐ‏ : five months having passed from Constantine's death
(2)
to be fully ripe
JBA
BT RH 13a(33)↗ ואכת׳ בחמשה יומי מיקא מליא‏ : does (grain) become ripe in five days up to now?
5
w. lbh: to be angry
OAEast, OfAEg-inf, OfAEg
AssOstr.19↗ hlbty mlˀ ˀt : are you angry with me? ; TAD A3.3 V.10↗ אל תמלי לבת בזי לא איתית המו מנפי‏ : do not be angry that I did not bring them to Memphis ; ClGanCol 68.R 2↗ אל תמלא לבתי‏
6
to prepare a bow or arrow
Syr
JulSok 97(45):18↗ ܘܢܡܠܘܢ ܩܫ̈ܬܬܗܘܢ݁‏ ; P Ps11:2↗ ܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܡܠܘ ܩܫܬܐ‏
7
w. ܒܠܒܗ : to assuage
Syr
AphDem14.295:11↗ ܘܡܠܒܒ ܠܗ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܡܠܐ ܒܠܒܗ‏ : the Evil One encourages and assuages him ; P Gn34:3↗ ܘܡܠ݂ܐ ܒܠܒܗ‏ ; P Job2:11↗ ܘܠܡܡܠܐ ܒܠܒܗ ܘܠܡܒܝܐܘܬܗ‏
(1)
to persuade
Syr
P Ju19:3↗ ܘܩܡ ܒܥܠܗ݀ ܘܐܙܠ ܒܬܪܗ݀܂ ܕܢܡܠܐ ܒܠܒܗ݀ ܘܢܝܬܝܗ‏ : her husband went off after her to persuade her and bring her back
Dpaˁˁelto fill something2 senses▶
1
to fill something
Common Aramaic
11QtgJob 7A.5=23:4↗ פ]מי אמלא הוכחה‏ : I would fill my mouth with rebuke ; AphDem9.183:21↗ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܡܠܝܘ ܓܘܡܨܐ ܕܚܦܪܘ ܠܗ‏ : they filled the pit they had dug for him with themselves
(1)
to fulfill (vision, promise, request, obligation)
Syr
OS MtCur5:17↗ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܕܐܫܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ܂ ܐܠܐ ܠܡܡܠܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : I did not come to abrogate them but rather to fulfill them ; Syr-RomLaw.19.22↗ ܡܡܠܐ ܠܗ݀ ܦܪܢܝܬܗ݀܂ ܕܘܪܐܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܠܗ݀‏ : he must pay her full dowry, but the bride-gift remains hers ; AphDem21.404:2↗ ܡܠܝ ܚ̈ܙܘܐ ܘܢܒ̈ܝܐ‏ : he fulfilled the visions and the prophets
(2)
to fulfill (role, function)
Syr
VRabb 203:22 ܕܗ݂ܢܝܢ ܢܟܦܐܝܬ ܢܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܦܫܝܩܐܝܬ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܢܝܚܗܝܢ‏ : so that they might easily fulfill their comforts' service with modesty ; IshGen 90:18↗ ܒܗ݀ܝ ܕܗ݂ܘ ܗ݀ܘ ܡܐ ܡܡܠܝܢ ܠܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܡܐ ܕܡܡܠܝܢ ܡܫ̈ܟܐ ܠܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ‏ : inasmuch as that which (bark) does for trees is that which skins do for animals ; IshGen 180:1↗ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܥܡ݁ܪ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܐܡܗ ܘܡܡܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܒܒܝܬܐ‏ : he would stay at home with his mother and fulfill all the needs of the house ; JSBhom 74:39↗ ܚܽܘܛܪܵܐ ܡܲܠܼܝ ܟܽܠܸܗ ܙܸܒܕܵܐ ܕܲܡܟܼܝܪ̈ܵܬܸܗ‏ : the staff constituted his entire betrothal gift
(1)
ܚܠܦ܂ ܩܢܘܡ : to fulfill one's role, act instead of
Syr
BHce2 769:23 ܕܩܢܘܡ ܦܛܪܝܪ܊ ܢܡܲܠܐ ܗܘ݂ ܡ݁ܦܪܝܢܐ‏ : that the maphrian should fulfill the role of the patriarch ; IshIsa 10:13↗ ܟܠܒܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܠܦ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܡܠܝܬ ܠܗ‏ : the tongs took the role of the priesthood
(1)
ܕܘܼܟܿܲܬ
Syr
AphDiatess1996 153.2:28↗ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܐܕܡ ܡܠܝ ܕܘܟܬ ܐܒܐ ܘܐܡܐ ܠܚܘܐ‏ : just as Adan fulfilled the role of father and mother for Eve ; AphDem10.197:1↗ ܘܠܐ ܗܦܟ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܠܘܬ ܦܕܢܗ܂ ܐܠܐ ܫܡܫ ܠܐܠܝܐ ܘܡܠܝ ܕܘܟܬܗ‏ : Elisha did not return to his plow, but rather served Elijah and took over his role
(2)
to replace
JBA
(1)
to compensate
JBA
BT BM 97a(2)↗ דמהדר ליה תבריה וממליא <ליה> דמי מנא‏ : he returns the broken one to him and compensates him for the value of the utensil
(3)
מלי יד : to ordain
Qumran
CTLevi ar b A.20↗ ומלי ידי והוית כהין לאל עלמיא‏ : he ordained me and I became priest to the Eternal God
2
to perfect, complete : see also s.v. mmly adj.
CPA, JBA
BT Tan 29a(20)↗ תמוז דההוא שתא מלוי{ה} מלייה‏ : they made Tammuz complete (i.e. of 30 days) that year
(1)
ܫܐܠܬ ܫܠܡܐ : to finish greeting
Syr
Pel 1.14 ܟܕ ܡ݁ܠܝܢܢ ܫܐܠܬ ܫܠܡܗ ܕܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ‏ : when we finished greeting the the chief bishop
Cˀafˁelto fill out1 sense▶
to fill out
CPA, Sam
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be filled 3 senses▶
1
to be filled
Common Aramaic
ChronEdess 1:7↗ ܘܫܪܝ ܗܘܘ ݁݁݁ ܕܢܬܡܠܘܢ‏
(1)
to be filled with (d.o. or b_)
Common Aramaic
Dan 3:19↗ בֵּאדַיִן נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר הִתְמְלִי חֱמָא‏ : then PN was filled with anger ; TgO Gen6:11↗ וְאִתמְלִיאַת ארעא חָטוֹפִין‏ : the land became full of violence ; TgJ Ez10:4↗ וְאִתמְלִי בֵיתָא יָת עֲנַן אֲמִטְתָא וְדָרְתַא אִתמְלִיאַת יָת זֵיהוֹר יְקָרָא דַיוי‏ : the temple was filled with the dark cloud while the courtyard was filled with the splendor of the Lord's glory ; OS LkSin1:41↗ ܘܐܬܡܠܝܬ ܐܠܝܫܒܥ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ‏ : PN became full of the holy spirit
(2)
to be fulfilled
CPA, Syr
Lag(381) John12:38↗ ܠܒܕܝܠ ܕܡܠܬ݁ܗ ܕܐܝܫܥܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܬܬ݁ܡܠܐ‏ : so that the word of the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled ; TB 3:46.4↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ݁ ܠܗ݀ܢܝܢ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܬܬܡܠܐ‏ : because even for these things justice would be fulfilled ; P Jn15:25↗ ܕܬܸܬ݂ܡܲܠܸܐ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܟ݂ܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܢܵܡܘ݂ܣܗܘ݂ܢ‏
(3)
+ ܒܠܒܐ : to be assuaged
Syr
P 2Ch32:8↗ ܘܐܬܡܠܝ ܒܠܒܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܓܡ‏
(4)
(something with a hole) to be repaired
Syr
AphDem7.145:8↗ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܣܕܝܩ ܢܚܬܗ ܣܢܝܩ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܢܬܡܠܐ‏ : one whose garment is torn needs it to have it repaired
(5)
(moon) to wax
Syr
Geop 7:1↗ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܡܠܐ ܣܗܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܟܸܐܣܵܐ‏ : while the moon is waxing, from the fourth (day) up to the full moon
2
to be used up (?)
Syr
ChrPsD2 234:12↗ ܐܬܡܠܝܬ ܙܘܕܬܗܘܢ‏ : their supplies were used up
3
to spend one's time (?)
Syr
MiS 595b:11 ܐܬܡܠܝܘ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ‏ : they spent time in these places (but reading?)
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be completed1 sense▶
1
to be completed
Syr
P Gn6:11↗ ܘܐܬܡ݂ܠܝܬ ܐܪܥܐ‏ ; P Mt1:22↗ ܕ݁ܢܸܬ݂ܡܲܠܸܐ ܡܸܕܸ݁ܡ ܕܸ݁ܐܬ݂ܸܐܡܲܪ‏ ; Gal5:14↗ ܟ݁ܽܠܸܗ ܓܸ݁ܝܪ ܢܵܡܘ݂ܣܵܐ ܒ݁ܲܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܡܲܠܸܐ܃ ܒ݁ܗܵܝ܂ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܲܚܸܒ݂ ܠܩܲܪܼܝܒ݂ܵܟ݂ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܢܲܦ݂ܫܵܟ݂‏ : For the whole law is fulfilled in one saying: in that you should love your neighbor as yourself.
(1)
to be completely reimbursed
OfAEg
TAD B3.1 R.11↗ עד תתמלא בכספך ומרביתה‏ : until you have been fully reimbursed by your money and its interest
Qquadriliteral$mly: to complete; to ordain, see s.v.1 sense▶
$mly: to complete; to ordain, see s.v.
Common Aramaic
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The usage with "heart" in the sense of "satisfy, assuage" is derived from an earlier borrowing from Akkadian, for which see s.v. lbh n.f..
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 768[388]DJPA: 309bDJBA: 678aJastrow: 789Drower/Macuch: 272a, 22bPayne-Smith: 2117J. Payne-Smith: 273fLevy Ch-W: 2:38Tal Sam: 469DNWSI: 627Audo: 2:53DCPA[Schulthess]: 226[111]Qumran: 140

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