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myt
(mīṯ)
adj.
dead
√
mwt
vb.
1
dead
Common Aramaic
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3 citations
PTBer 6.
a
:35[2]
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הוה יתיב מתני ועאל מיתא
hwh ytyb mtny wˁˀl mytˀ
ܗܘܗ ܝܬܝܒ ܡܬܢܝ ܘܥܐܠ ܡܝܬܐ
ܗܘܗ ܝܬܝܒ ܡܬܢܝ ܘܥܐܠ ܡܝܬܐ
hwh ytyb mtny wˁˀl mytˀ
הוה יתיב מתני ועאל מיתא
ܗܘܗ ܝܬܝܒ ܡܬܢܝ ܘܥܐܠ ܡܝܬܐ
ܗܘܗ ܝܬܝܒ ܡܬܢܝ ܘܥܐܠ ܡܝܬܐ
: he was sitting and learning, and a body was brought in
;
FTV Deut32:39
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ומחייה מיתין לעלמ׳ דאתי
wmḥyyh mytyn lˁlm' dˀty
ܘܡܚܝܝܗ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܠܥܠܡ܊ ܕܐܬܝ
ܘܡܚܝܝܗ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܠܥܠܡ܊ ܕܐܬܝ
wmḥyyh mytyn lˁlm' dˀty
ומחייה מיתין לעלמ׳ דאתי
ܘܡܚܝܝܗ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܠܥܠܡ܊ ܕܐܬܝ
ܘܡܚܝܝܗ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܠܥܠܡ܊ ܕܐܬܝ
: he resurrects the dead in the world to come
;
AphDem8.168:17
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ܕܚܛܝܐ ܟܕ ܚܝ ܡܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ
dḥṭyˀ kd ḥy mytˀ hw lˀlhˀ
דחטיא כד חי מיתא הו לאלהא
ܕܚܛܝܐ ܟܕ ܚܝ ܡܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ
dḥṭyˀ kd ḥy mytˀ hw lˀlhˀ
דחטיא כד חי מיתא הו לאלהא
ܕܚܛܝܐ ܟܕ ܚܝ ܡܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ
ܕܚܛܝܐ ܟܕ ܚܝ ܡܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ
: a sinner while alive is a dead person to God
2
mortal
Syr
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1 citation
Rom6:12
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ܦ݂ܲܓ݂ܪܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܡܼܝܬ݂ܵܐ
p̱ag̱rḵw̱n miyṯāˀ
פַגרכוּן מִיתָא
ܦ݂ܲܓ݂ܪܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܡܼܝܬ݂ܵܐ
p̱ag̱rḵw̱n miyṯāˀ
פַגרכוּן מִיתָא
ܦ݂ܲܓ݂ܪܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܡܼܝܬ݂ܵܐ
ܦ݂ܲܓ݂ܪܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܡܼܝܬ݂ܵܐ
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Form & Usage
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Qum. מת , probably
mēṯ
as in Hebrew.
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Derivatives
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bēṯ mīṯē
n.m.
— realm of the dead
mīṯān, mīṯānā
n.m.
— deceased person
mīṯū, mīṯūṯā
n.f.
— death
pālgū mīṯ
adj.
— half dead
ḥayyaṯ mīṯē
n.f.pl.
— resurrection
ḥāyīṯā dəmīṯē
n.f.
— resurrection of the dead
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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Note that unlike Hebrew, Aramaic can distinguish between the adjective "dead" and he participle "dying", although in magical text recipes this form can be used for "not quite dead yet!"
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
755[378]
DJPA:
306b
DJBA:
674b
Jastrow:
780
Drower/Macuch:
271a
J. Payne-Smith:
270
Levy Ch-W:
2:34
Tal Sam:
459
DNWSI:
707
DCPA[Schulthess]:
222[107]
DJA:
62b
Qumran:
150
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