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mrh, mrtˀ (mārā, mārtā) n.f. mistress
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mistress
Palmyrene, JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Syr, JBAmb, JBAg, Man
TgJ 1K17:17↗ מְרַע בַר אִתְתָא מָרַת בֵיתָא‏ : the son of a woman, mistress of the house (i.e. having no husband) became sick ; PTPea 21.b:19[2]↗ נפשיה מרתיה‏ : his appetite is in charge of him ; PTSan 23.c:25[13]↗ מרתה דבייתה‏ : the mistress of the house ; LESC 81.2:17↗ ܐܬܪܚܡܝ ܥܠܝ ܡܪܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ‏ : have mercy on me, mistress of the world ; LawsCoun.46.9↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܚܝܕܝܢ ݁݁݁ ܠܗܝܢ ܠܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ‏ : they esteem their wives as mistresses ; P 1K(1)17:17↗ ܡܪܬ ܒܝܬܐ‏
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title of divinity, parallel to Lord
Palmyrene, JBAmb
PAT1929:1.3↗ lmrt bytˀ ; JBABowl 21.1:5↗ בשמיך מריא איבול מריא רבא דאלהי ובשמיך מרתין איבולית‏
(1)
mrtn : Our Lady : the female element of the divine trinity
Hatran, ParthMidAr
H 25:.2↗ qdm mrn wmrtn wbrmryn wbˁšmyn ˀlhˀ rbˀ
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construct form in many compounds: rich in ..., among the best of ...
Syr
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of a woman
Syr, LJLA
LSt.26:13↗ ܛܠܝܬܐ ܡܪܬ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܐ‏ : a very beautiful young woman ; SyrAhiq 5 385:7↗ ܗܘܬ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܝܬܐ ܘܡܪܬ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ‏ : she was a wise woman and exceedingly knowledgeable ; P Na3:4↗ ܫܦܝܪܬ ܚܙܘܐ ܘܡܪܬ ܚܪ̈ܫܐ‏ : good looking and mistress of magic ; PJ Gen4:22↗ מרת קינין וזמרין‏ : expert in dirges and songs
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of a noun of feminine gender
Syr
PhiloxDisc 7:44↗ ܠܲܚܕܐ ܕܸܚܠܬܐ ܡܵܪܲܬ ܟܽܠܗܸܝܢ ܕܸܚ̈ܠܵܬܐ‏ : the one faith premier of all of the faiths ; IshIsa 2:23↗ ܒܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܡܪܬ ܚܟܡ̈ܬܐ‏ : in his exceedingly wise administration ; JS_Elisha 116:620↗ ܘܡܵܠܝܵܐ ܠܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܡܸܢ ܡܲܘܗܲܒܬܵܗ݀ ܡܵܪܲܬ ܓܲܙܸ̈ܐ‏ : it fills them all from its treasure-laden gift
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epithet of the major female demon: e.g., Lilith, Nanai
JBAmb
VA2484 3↗ למיפך ולשדורי ולאכמורי ירור ומרתא‏ : to turn around and send back the y'-spirit and the mistress
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pl. mārān, mārāṯā
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 839[401]DJPA: 328bDJBA: 711bJastrow: 834Drower/Macuch: 255aPayne-Smith: 2208J. Payne-Smith: 303fLevy Ch-W: 2:65Tal Sam: 484DCPA[Schulthess]: [116]

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