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mpwḥy, mpwḥytˀ, mpwḥynytˀ (mappōḥī, mappōḥīṯā) n.f. blowing
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blowing
Syr
LG 28:1(2)↗ ܕܢܲܘܕܲܥ ܕܡܲܦܽܘܚܼܝܬܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܪܽܘܚܵܐ ܗ̄ܝ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܘܠܲܘ ܒܪܼܝܬܵܐ ܗ̄ܝ‏ : to show that the blowing is from the spirit of the Lord and is not a creature ; DeathSatan4 4↗ ܐܲܝܟ ܥܽܘܪܵܐ ܐܢܘ݁ܢ ܠܡܲܦܽܘܚܼܝܬܸܟܝ‏ : they are like chaff to your blowing
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eruption
Syr
Bhchr 42:6↗ ܒܓܙܪܬܐ ܕܐܘܠܐܠܘܣ ܡܲܦܘܚܝܬܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܗܘܬ ܪܒܬܐ‏ : on the island of GN there was a large fiery eruption
2
inspiration
Syr
PetrIb 4:13 ܡܦܘܚܝܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ‏ : divine inspiration ; GregOr 41 34.4.16↗ ܘܡܦܘܚܝܬܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܬܐ ܘܐܪܙܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܢܒܝܐ‏
3
a fan
Syr
JbEd BTr 360.2:17↗ ܒܕܡܘܬ ܡܦܘܚܝܢܝܬܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ‏ : like a fan in a hand
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In Med (see page 179) this word is clearly "breathing in", the opposite of ܢܫܡܬܐ, "exhaling".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 806[436]J. Payne-Smith: 291

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