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mtwm, mn mtwm (mṯōm) adv. always
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always, everlastingly
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GregOr 41 62.9.10↗ ܡܢ ܡܬܘܡ܂ ܡܬܢܣܒܢܝܬܐ܂ ܐܠܐ݂ ܠܐ ܢܣܘܒܬܐ‏ : always something taken but not the one taking
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in interrogative or similar contexts: ever
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EphFid 43:10.2↗ ܕܠܡܐ ܡܬܘܡ ܬܒܨܐ‏ : lest you ever investigate ; EphFid 57:1.1↗ ܡܢܘ ܒܨܐ ܢܦܫܗ‏ ; TB 2:64.1↗ ܡܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܘܡ ܚ݂ܙܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܟܘܟܒܐ ܕܐܫܬܥܠܝ ܥܠ ܟܘܟܒܐ ܚܒܪܗ‏ : who ever saw in the sky a star that raised itself up against its fellow star?
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ܡܬܘܡ܂ ܡܡܬܘܡ, ܡܢ ܡܬܘܡ
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GregOr 41 61.9.1↗ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܃ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡ݁ܢ ܡܡܬܘܡ‏ : the Holy Spirit always existed
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with negative: 'never'
Syr
OS LkSin21:34↗ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܕܝܢ ܒܢܦܫܬܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܘܡ ܢܐܩܪܘܢ ܠܒܘ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܒܡܟܘܠܬܐ ܕܒܣܪܐ‏ : take care that your hearts never become heavy by eating flesh ; P Jn1:18↗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܚܙܵܐ ܐܼܢܵܫ ܡܸܡܬ݂ܘ݂ܡ‏ : a human being has never seen God
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without initial m, mn
Syr
IIPet 1:10↗ ܠܵܐ ܡܬ݂ܘ݂ܡ ܡܸܫܬ݁ܲܪܥܼܝܢ ܐܢܼܬ݁ܘ݂ܢ‏ : you shall never fail
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as subst. : eternalness
Syr
ESRef 1.6b:37 ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܟܝܢܐ ܩܒܝܥܐ ܡܬܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ‏ : for if its eternal state is a fixed nature
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in pl. with pron. suff.: ܡܢ ܡܬܘ̈ܡܘܗܝ : always
Syr
Addai.20.3↗ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܣܓܝܕܐ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܡܬܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ‏ : that one who was always worshipped ; IshGen 7:3↗ ܠܡܘܢ ܠܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܡܬܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܪܗ݀ ܠܒܪܝܬܐ‏ : why did He not always create creation [i.e. God is eternal, why not creation?]
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Cf. ˀymty, ˀymt adv. Contra LS2/Sok, this form cannot be from Akkadian matima, "ever", for obvious phonological reasons. but is rather a parallel development from a similar structure meaning "when whatever".
Note that the overwhelming number of examples are in negative contexts.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 862[409]J. Payne-Smith: 313

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