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mytr (myattar) adj. excellent, more
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excellent, preferable, superior
CPA, Syr, Man
CPA EpisJer1:58↗ ܡܝܬܪ ܗܘ ܠܡܠܟ ܕܡܘܕܥ ܓܝܒ‍[‍ܪܘ‍]‍ܬܗ‏ : it is best for a king that he shows his bravery ; BhBS.E Pol 1.2.1 ܐܬܚ݁ܘܝ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܚܒܪ̈ܬܗ݀ ܡܝܬܪܐ܂ ܗܪܟܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܚܘܐ ܕܪܚܡܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܡܝܬܪܐ‏ : it was declared that justice is more excellent than its fellow virtues, but here it is declared that love is more excellent than justice ; HunQuest 108:1 ܓܒܝܬܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ ܕܗܘܠܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܥ‏ : the preferable choice of their remedies' substance ; AGnEx 126.23↗ ܘܒܕ̈ܫܢܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ݂܂ ܠܡܚܣܢ ܐܬܛܦܝܣܬ ܕܡܝܢܩܬܐ ܠܒܪܗ݀ ܬܗܘܐ ܗܘܬ‏ : by means of excellent gifts she was with difficulty convinced to become her son's nurse ; GS 94:23 ↗ ˁlai ˁštla ˁutra gabra ḏmiatar balma : an Uthra was sent unto me, a man superior in the world ; Pishra D-ainia 799 ↗ mahu mrauribia umahu miatria : how elevated and superior!
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ܡܝܬܪܐ ܕܡܝܠܬܐ : chief speaker
CPA
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superfluous, extra
JBA, LJLA
BT Ker 5a(6)↗ שאני הכא דמיתירין קראי‏ : it is different here for the verses are superfluous ; PJ Num3:49↗ מה דמייתרין על פרקוני ליואי‏ : what was extra over the Levites' ransoms
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late
JBA
BT Ara 9a(11)↗ דאם כן קא מייתרא {כיחדא} <סיהרא> תלתא יומי‏ : if so the (new) moon wood be three days too late
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the most, more
CPA, Syr
CPA 1Cor12:24↗ ܘܠܕܢ ܕܚܣܝܪ ܝܗܒ ܐܝܩܪ ܡܝܬܪ‏ : to that which is lacking He gave more honor ; Lag(395) John19:11↗ ܣܟܠܐ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܐܝܬ݁ ܠܗ‏ : he has more sin
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 755[313]DJBA: 666bDCPA[Schulthess]: 223[89]

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