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mlyl (mlīl) adj. eloquent
1
eloquent
Syr, Man
JEhCh 61b;4 ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܘܛܒܝ̈ܒܐ‏ : eloquent and famous men ; EphFid 8:4.3↗ ܒܦܐܩܘܬܗ ܟܣܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܘܪܓܡܟ ܡܠܝܠܐ‏ : in (Moses') stammering your eloquent explanation was hidden
(1)
rhetorician
Syr
(2)
talkative
Syr
ALetPub 282(1)↗ ܫܬܝܩ̈ܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ܂ ܫ̈ܬܝܩܐ ܒܟܝܢܗܘܢ܂ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܒܚܙܬܗܘܢ‏
2
rational
Syr
BHMQ 5.1.1.1 ܢܦܫܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ‏ : the rational soul ; StatNis.60.13↗ ܘܢܝܫܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܢܡܘ̈ܣܐ ܘܦܘܩܕ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒܘ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܠܝ̈ܠܐ‏ : the goal of the legislation and commandments that have been given to rational beings ; Rom12:1↗ ܒ݁ܬ݂ܸܫܡܸܫܬ̇ܵܐ ܡܠܼܝܠܬ̇ܵܐ‏ : with intelligent service
(1)
ܠܐ + : irrational
Syr
BHMQ 5.1.1.2.4 ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܐ ܡܠ̈ܝܠܬܐ‏ : all the irrational animals
(2)
mental, of the rational facility
Syr
Med 1:3 ܥܠ ܢܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܲܥܒ݁ܕܢ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : concerning mental damages and operations
(3)
logical
Syr
SergResh 94:15 ܝܘܠܦ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܝܠܣܘܦܘܬܐ ܕܒܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ‏ : the studies of philosophy with the logical art [Grk: λογικὴ τέχνη]
3
(of flocks) innocent
Syr
NarsGrab 8:11 ܠܒܟܘ ܕܐܒ̈ܐ ܠܐܡܪܐ ܡܠܝܠܐ‏ : the wolves grabbed the innocent lamb
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G p.p.
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The connection of "speaking" with "rationality" in Syriac is undoubtedly a calque from Greek philosophical terminology.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 770[387]Drower/Macuch: 244bPayne-Smith: 2113J. Payne-Smith: 277

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