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mwt (i/u) vb. to die
GCCtPLPL
Gpəˁalto die3 senses▶
1
to die
Common Aramaic
Sf.3 a16↗ bkl mh zy ymwt br ˀnš : by any means that a person may die ; TAD B3.1 R.14↗ והן מיתת ולא שלמתך בכספא זנה ומרביתה‏ : if I have died and not paid you with this money and its interest ; PAT266:1.3↗ dy ˁbd lh šˁdw brh btr dy myt lyqrh : that his son PN made for him after he died in his honor ; NabTomb 44:4↗ myt byrḥ ṭbt šnt ˁšryn wšt lḥrtt mlk ; P Gn25:8↗ ܘܐܬܟܪܗ݂ ܘܡܝܬ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ‏ ; P Ex4:19↗ ܕܡܝܬܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ‏ ; BT San 91a(24)↗ דחיו מיתין דמיתין חיו‏ : (if ) the ones who are living will die, will the ones who will die live (again)?
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ܡܸܢ : to be put to death by (or: on account of?)
Syr
JSB2 471:12↗ ܕܡܵܐܹܬ݂ ܪܒܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܫܡܥܘ‏ : they heard that their teacher was going to be put to death by the Jews
2
fig. : to remain hidden until disappearance
Syr
P Sirach 19:10↗ ܫܡ݂ܥܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܬܡܘܬ ܒܠܒܟ‏ : if you have heard something let it die in your heart
3
to separate ?
Syr
Cˀafˁelto kill2 senses▶
1
to kill
Common Aramaic
Sf.3 a11↗ wybˁh rˀšy lhmtty : and he seeks my head to kill me ; P Dt32:39↗ ܐܢܐ ܡܡܝܬ ܐܢܐ‏
2
fig. : to eliminate
CPA, Syr
CPAHor 222:18↗ ܘܠܣܝܟܠܬܐ ܐܬ ܐܡܬ݁ܬ݁ ܒܬܪܥ ܩܝܣܐ‏ : you eliminated sin by means of the cross ; IAB 482:3 ܥܡܝܬܘ ܬܐܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܘܲܫܠܸܡ݂ܘ‏ : they "killed" their appetites and came to agreement ; TB 4:95.30↗ ܗ݂ܝ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ ܕܠܘܬܢ ܐܡܝܬܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܚܫ̈ܝܢ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܝܕ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ‏ : by means of faith, his very communion with us has killed our bodily passions
Ctˀettafˁalto be killed1 sense▶
to be killed
Syr
JudHex 21:5 text not cited ; PsHex 101:21 ܠܡܫܪܐ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬܬܡܝܬܘ‏ : to free the sons of those who had been killed
(1)
to be treated as dead
Syr
SevAntBri PO36:4 [8]:26 ܘܒܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܥܡܗ ܐܬܬܡܝ݂ܬܘܢ‏ : you have placed as dead in the tomb together with Him
PLPLpalpelמָתֵת : to kill in large numbers (or: to make death certain?)1 sense▶
מָתֵת : to kill in large numbers (or: to make death certain?)
JLAtg
TgJ 1Sam14:13↗ וֻנפַלוּ מְטָעְנִין קֳדָם יוֹנָתָן וְנָטֵיל זֵינֵיה מְמָתֵית בָתְרוֹהִי‏ : the armed men fell before Jonathan while his weapon bearer was killing them behind him ; TgJ Ez13:19↗ לַא אַתִין מְמָתְתָן‏
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JLAtg perf. מִית, fem. מֵיתַת, ptcp. מָאִית, impf. ימוּת; in Syriac myt adj. is often used instead of the ptcp.
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 731[378]DJPA: 297aDJBA: 650bJastrow: 780Drower/Macuch: 263bJ. Payne-Smith: 260Levy Ch-W: 2:33DNWSI: 605Audo: 2:41DCPA[Schulthess]: 213[107]DJA: 61bQumran: 135

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