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mtyn (mattīn) adj. lazy
√ mtn vb.
1
lazy
Syr
(1)
lumbering, slow-moving
Syr
ESHaer 108:2↗ ܘܐܦܢ ܡܬܝܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܟ ܪܕܐ‏ : even though he travels Your road slowly ; LSt.151:21↗ ܐܢܫܐ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܥܒܐ ܪܫܗ ܕܢܚܝܪܗ܂ ܗܢܐ ܡܬܝܢܐ ܗܘ܂ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܬܘܪܐ‏ : anyone the tip of whose nose is wide, is lumbering, like an ox also is
2
weak
Syr
ES2 214:19 ܡܬܠܗ ܐܦ ܗܪܟܐ ܒܕܒܐ ܕܡܬܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܝܐ‏ : here it also symbolizes the bear that is weaker than the lion
(1)
(of wine) still
Syr
3
careful, gradual
Gal, PTA, Syr
EchRB[1]77(1)↗ בבל קשיא מדי מתינא יון קשיא אדום מתינא‏ ; TN Lev24:12↗ בתרין מנהון הוה משה זריז ובתרין מנהון הוה משה מתין‏ : in two (of the cases) Moses was rapid and in two he was slow ; AphDem14.257:15↗ ܘܡܬܝܢ ܘܪܘܝܚ ܪܥܝܢܗ܂ ܘܦܬܝܐ ܡܚܫܒܬܗ‏ : his mind is careful and broad, his thought wide
(1)
lenient
LJLA
PJ Lev24:12↗ בדיני ממונא הוה משה זריז ובדיני נפשתא הוה מתון‏ : Moses was strict in financial cases and was lenient in capital cases ; PJ Num9:8↗ בקצת מנהון הוה משה מתין‏ : Moses was lenient in some of them
(2)
easy-going, patient
Syr
AphDem14.257:19↗ ܘܫܠܐ ܘܫܬܝܩ ܘܡܬܝܢ‏ : quiet, silent, and patient
(1)
waiting patiently
LJLA
TgRuth1:13↗ דילמא להון אתון מתינין עד די ירבון‏ : perhaps you would waiting for them until they mature ; TgEsth102:12↗ נשיא דמתינן בתפנוקהן תרין עשר ירחי שתא‏ : women who wait in their pampered state for 12 months of the year
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 867[410]DJPA: 336bJastrow: 862J. Payne-Smith: 316
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