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mn, mn d_, md_ conj. since, after; while
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(w. relative) since, after
Common Aramaic
TAD A2.5 R.3↗ מן זי נפקת מן סון שאל לה הושר לי ספר‏ : since I left GN, PN has not sent me a letter ; GenApoc 22.29↗ מן די תבת מן מצרין‏ ; 5/6Hev 7..:24↗ בחיי ומן די אהך לבית עלמי ועד עלם‏ : in my lifetime, and after I go to my eternal home, and forever ; VR 16:650(4)↗ מן דספר ליה שארי מתאנח‏ : after he cut his hair, he began to sigh ; PTDem 26.b:45[2]↗ מן דאצרכת ליה חזר ופשטה‏ : after he was in doubt concerning it, he returned and explained it ; TN Gen13:14↗ מן דאתפרש לוט מן לוותה‏ : after Lot had separated from him ; ActsThom 317:20↗ ܘܗܐ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܝ ܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܐ݁ܙܕܘܓܬ ܒܙܘܘܓܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ‏ : it is seven years now since I had intercourse with a woman
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(alone, before non relativized participles) : while ...ing
Gal, CPA, Sam
BR 932:1(1)↗ מן יתיב גביה‏ : while he was sitting with him ; PTTer 48.b:15[2]↗ מי אזיל ליה מלי ליה בוצינא‏ : as he was leaving he filled the lamp ; CPA Rom8:20↗ ܠܪܝܩܢܘܬܐ ܓܪ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܐܫܬܥܒܕܬ ܠܐ ܡܢ ܨܒܝܐ‏ : for the creature was subjected to vanity unwillingly ; CPA Psalms123:3↗ ܐܪܐ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܠܥܝܢ ܝܬܢ‏ : then they would have swallowed us alive ; SamLit 3.3:35↗ יהי סגד מן עלל ומשבח מן נפק‏ : he will bow down while entering and give praise while exiting
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because
Common Aramaic
Ezra 5:12↗ לָהֵן מִן־דִּי הַרְגִּזוּ אֲבָהָתַנָא לֶאֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא‏ : but because our ancestors angered the God of Heaven ; Dan 3:22↗ מִן־דִּי מִלַּת מַלְכָּא מַחְצְפָה וְאַתּוּנָא אֵזֵה יַתִּירָא‏ : since the king’s word was urgent and the furnace was heated exceedingly ; 4Q242 A..8↗ מן די [הוית סב]ר די אלהין ה[מון‏ : because[ I was think[ing they were gods ; TgJ Is1:15↗ מִדִידֵיכוֹן דַם זַכַי מַליָן‏ : because your hands are full of innocent blood ; SamTgJ Gen39:5↗ והוה מן דאימן יתה בביתה‏ : then because he had entrusted him with his household ; Judith 10:19↗ ܘܩܒܠܘ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܝܗ ܡܢ ܕܛܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܛܒ‏ : they accepted her words because they were very good ; BT BM 26a(30)↗ מדלא אהדרוה דעתיהו למיגזלא‏ : since they did not return it, their intention was to steal it ; DSumqa 425 ↗ mn ḏhazin gaṭla aziza utaqipa gaṭlatlia : since you will kill me with this harsh and severe execution ; PJ Gen29:15↗ המדאחי אנת חשיב ותיפלחינני מגן‏ : because you are considered my brother would you work for me for nothing?
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JLAtg, LJLA also מד ; Gal. alone (i.e. before participles) usually with nun assimilated and often spelled independently as מי , but apparently always _מן ד otherwise
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 312aDJBA: 684bJastrow: 796Tal Sam: 475DCPA[Schulthess]: 235[114]DJA: 63aQumran: 143

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