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mzh, mztˀ
(mi/azzā, mi/azzəṯā)
n.f.
hair
√
mˁzy
n.pl.tant.
hair
OfA
Ideog.
,
Syr
,
JBA
,
Man
,
LJLA
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4 citations
Geop 105:9
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ܢܣܦܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܙ̈ܐ ܕܠܐܦ̈ܝ ܕܘܢܒܗ ܩܪܝܒܢ ܨܝܕ ܡܚ̈ܣܢܘܗܝ
nspr hlyn mz̈ˀ dlˀp̈y dwnbh qrybn ṣyd mḥ̈snwhy
נספר הלין מזא דלאפי דונבה קריבן ציד מחסנוהי
ܢܣܦܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܙ̈ܐ ܕܠܐܦ̈ܝ ܕܘܢܒܗ ܩܪܝܒܢ ܨܝܕ ܡܚ̈ܣܢܘܗܝ
nspr hlyn mz̈ˀ dlˀp̈y dwnbh qrybn ṣyd mḥ̈snwhy
נספר הלין מזא דלאפי דונבה קריבן ציד מחסנוהי
ܢܣܦܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܙ̈ܐ ܕܠܐܦ̈ܝ ܕܘܢܒܗ ܩܪܝܒܢ ܨܝܕ ܡܚ̈ܣܢܘܗܝ
ܢܣܦܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܙ̈ܐ ܕܠܐܦ̈ܝ ܕܘܢܒܗ ܩܪܝܒܢ ܨܝܕ ܡܚ̈ܣܢܘܗܝ
: he should cut off those hairs toward its tail near to its genitals
;
BT Meg 16a(17)
↗
לא יכילנא אדאזילנא ונשקול במזיי וסחינא
lˀ ykylnˀ ˀdˀzylnˀ wnšqwl bmzyy wsḥynˀ
ܠܐ ܝܟܝܠܢܐ ܐܕܐܙܝܠܢܐ ܘܢܫܩܘܠ ܒܡܙܝܝ ܘܣܚܝܢܐ
ܠܐ ܝܟܝܠܢܐ ܐܕܐܙܝܠܢܐ ܘܢܫܩܘܠ ܒܡܙܝܝ ܘܣܚܝܢܐ
lˀ ykylnˀ ˀdˀzylnˀ wnšqwl bmzyy wsḥynˀ
לא יכילנא אדאזילנא ונשקול במזיי וסחינא
ܠܐ ܝܟܝܠܢܐ ܐܕܐܙܝܠܢܐ ܘܢܫܩܘܠ ܒܡܙܝܝ ܘܣܚܝܢܐ
ܠܐ ܝܟܝܠܢܐ ܐܕܐܙܝܠܢܐ ܘܢܫܩܘܠ ܒܡܙܝܝ ܘܣܚܝܢܐ
: I cannot (appear before the king) until I go, cut my hair, and wash myself
;
ATS 1.2:797
↗
uqurqbana ukabda ugabaruta umarba umaška umanzia
: the gullet, liver, penis, womb, skin, and hair
;
PJ Deut21:12
↗
ותספר ית מזייא דרישא
wtspr yt mzyyˀ dryšˀ
ܘܬܣܦܪ ܝܬ ܡܙܝܝܐ ܕܪܝܫܐ
ܘܬܣܦܪ ܝܬ ܡܙܝܝܐ ܕܪܝܫܐ
wtspr yt mzyyˀ dryšˀ
ותספר ית מזייא דרישא
ܘܬܣܦܪ ܝܬ ܡܙܝܝܐ ܕܪܝܫܐ
ܘܬܣܦܪ ܝܬ ܡܙܝܝܐ ܕܪܝܫܐ
: you should cut her head's hair
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Form & Usage
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pl:
mezzīn, -ayyā, -ē
, Mand.
manzia
; the unique JBA emph. מזיא may be a JLA form, a back-formation from the plural, or simply an error
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Derivatives
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mzyˀ dzypˀ
n.m.
— wig
mzyn
adj.
— hairy
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Concordance
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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Originally "goat hair;" see s.v.
mˁzy
with the
ayin
replaced by consonant doubling.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
734[378]
DJBA:
653b
Jastrow:
754
Drower/Macuch:
248a
J. Payne-Smith:
263
Levy Ch-W:
2:20
DNWSI:
609
BarBahlul:
1050:17
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