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mpwlh, mpwltˀ (mappəlā, mappultā) n.f. fall
1
fall
CPA, Syr
AphDem9.188:3↗ ܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܡܦܘܠܬܗ‏ ; HippAp 23(1)↗ ܠܘܬ ܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܬܐ ܩ݁ܪܒ ܡܥܛܫܢ̈ܐ ܘܠܒܘܟ ܠܢܚܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܦܘܡܐ‏ : for expelling the placenta apply sneezing agents and squeeze the nostrils and the mouth ; P Ez26:18↗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܦܘܠܬܟܝ‏
(1)
falling into sin
Syr
BHMQ7 1.1.1 text not cited ; JohEphLES [465]:4↗ ܘܬܓܕܝܘܗܝ ܠܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܕܥܡܗ݀‏ : to draw him into falling into sin with her ; WisSol3:13↗ ܛܒ ܗܘ ܠܥܩܪܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܛܢܦܬ܂ ܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܬ ܥܪܣܐ ܕܡܦܘܠܬܐ‏ : blessed is the barren woman who has not been defiled, she who has not known a bed of sin
2
ruin, destruction
CPA, Syr
ApocBar 27:4↗ ܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܕܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܒܡܘܬܐ‏ ; JS_Elijah 1:56↗ ܩܵܡ ܒܸܢܝܵܢܸܗ ܡܸܢ ܡܲܦܽܘܠܬܵܐ‏
(1)
fig.: defection
Syr
(2)
dead body lying on the ground
Syr
SevLet 280b:20 ܐܝܟ݁ܐ ܕܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܬܡܢ ܢܬ݁ܟܢܫܘܢ ܢܫܪ̈ܐ‏ : wherever there is a dead body the vultures will gather
3
epilepsy
Syr
Bhchr 221:1↗ ܬܘܒ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܚܫܐ ܕܡܦܘܠܬܐ܃ ܗܘ݁ ܕܢܩ݁ܦ ܠܟܐܒܐ ܕܩܘܠܘܢ‏ : he also had the sickness of epilepsy, the one that is connected with colic ; Med 10:16 ܥܠ ܐܦܘܠܘܡܦܣܝܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܕܡܦܘܠܬܐ‏ : about epilepsy that is the falling illness
4
(gram.) case, derivation
Syr
ET 21:12 ܟܕ ܠܝܬ ܦܛܘܣܝܣ ܘܡܲܦܘܠܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܲܠܦܢܘܬܐ‏ : when there is no "case" or impact, i.e., additional information ; MobergTerm 62* text not cited ; JECategories 1:10↗ ܦܐܪ̈ܐܘܢܘܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܡܢ ܫܡܐ ܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܟܕ ܡܫܚܠܦܝܢ ܒܦܛܘܣܝܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܡܦܘܠܬܐ‏ : paronyms then, i.e., from the word, is said of all those that are changed by derivation, i.e, with m'
(1)
preformative particle
Syr
BhGr 41:10; text not cited
(2)
derived form of verbs
Syr
MerxSy 18:19-19:12; text not cited
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pl: ܡ̈ܲܦ݁ܠܵܬܵܐ‏
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For plural and sense "misfortune" see also s.v. mpwly, mpwlytˀ n.f.
The use in grammatical terminology for "case" is a calque on Greek πτῶσις.

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