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mrmyh, mrmytˀ (*marmyā, marmīṯā) n.f. a small division of the Psalter
(liturg.) a small division of the Psalter
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Am7 114:17↗ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ ܬܪܬܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܡܲܪ̈ܡܝܵܢ‏ ; EOE 1.3:10 ܒܫܘܪܝ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܡܪܡܝܬܐ ܐܡ݁ܪܝܢܢ‏ : at the start of the Eucharist ceremony we say the Psalms reading ; IsNin80 549:9↗ ܕܠܵܐ ܢܸܟܘ݁ܦ ܒܘ݂ܪ̈ܟܵܘܗܝ ܠܲܓ݂ܡܵܪ܂ ܐܵܦܠܵܐ ܒܲܨܠܘ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܫܘ݂ܠܵܡ ܡܲܪܡܝ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : that he should not bend his knees fully not even in the prayer concluding the m' ; IshPs 3(1)↗ text not cited
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According to I-C Gazzola, "Lexique des termes liturgiques", in F. Cassingena-Trévedy and I. Jurasz, Les liturgies syriaques, p. 288, the psalms are divided into 60 such units. LS2 says 1/15th. Audo is non-committal.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 835[733]Payne-Smith ~: 3922J. Payne-Smith: 302

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