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mḥth, mḥttˀ (maḥḥəṯā, maḥḥatṯā) n.f. descent
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descent, act of descending
Syr
TDN.118:11↗ ܒܝܕ ܡܚܬܬܐ ܕܝ݂ܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܝܫܘ݁ܥ ܡܫܝ݂ܚܐ‏ : by means of the descent of the Only One Your Son Jesus Christ
(1)
(instance of) lowering or descending
Syr
LSt.93:19↗ ܠܐ ܝܕ݁ܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܲܚܲܬ݁ܬ݁ܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܗܟܢ‏ : I do not know any way to make it lower than this ; JSBhom 125:974↗ ܕܲܠܡܲܚܲܬܬܸܗ ܕܡܵܪܸܗ ܬܸܪܫܽܘܡ ܒܲܢܒܼܝܽܘܬܵܐ‏ : to indicate the descent of its Lord in the prophecy
(2)
lessening
Syr
HunQuest 100:12 ܐܢܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܥܘܙܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ܂ ܩܛܝܢܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܦܪܘܣ܃ ܙܕ݁ܩ ܕܢܕܒܪ܂ ܐܢܕܝܢ ܒܡܚܬܬܐ ܐܝܘܗܝ܂ ܡܣܘܣܝܢܐܝܬ‏ : if, then, (the illness) is in its serious state, it is proper to deal with it precisely case by case; but if it is in decline, carefully ; Med 247:9 ܡܚܬܬܗܘܢ ܕܟܘܪ̈ܗܢܐ ܚܪ̈ܝܦܐ‏ : the alleviation of severe illnesses
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fig.:
Syr
M.b.Serapion 44:2↗ ܡ̈ܣܩܬܐ ܐܢܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܘܡ̈ܚܬܬܐ ܐܢܝܢ ܕܙܒܢ̈ܐ‏ : for they are the ups and downs of the times
2
topographic: descent, incline
Syr
OS LkSin19:37↗ ܟܕ ܩܪܒܘ ܠܡܚܬܬܐ ܕܛܘܪ ܙܝ̈ܬܐ‏ : when they approached the descent of the Mount of Olives
3
(med.) ܕܟܲܪܣܵܐ : diarrhea
Syr
ThMarg 1:403:15 ܢܦܠ ܗܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܕܲܡܥܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܘܡܲܚܲܬ݁ܬ݁ܐ ܕܟܪܣܐ‏ : that saint "fell" into bowel disease and diarrhea(?)
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 744[424]Payne-Smith ~: 2343J. Payne-Smith: 625

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