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nšm, nšmˀ
(nəšem, nešmā)
n.m.
breathing
√
nšm
vb.
1
breathing
Sam
,
Syr
,
JBA
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3 citations
LSt.63:15
↗
ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܪܒܐ ܗ݂ܘܐ ܒܫܪܝܢܗ ܘܒܢܫܡܗ
šwḥlpˀ rbˀ ẖwˀ bšrynh wbnšmh
שוחלפא רבא הוא בשרינה ובנשמה
ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܪܒܐ ܗ݂ܘܐ ܒܫܪܝܢܗ ܘܒܢܫܡܗ
šwḥlpˀ rbˀ ẖwˀ bšrynh wbnšmh
שוחלפא רבא הוא בשרינה ובנשמה
ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܪܒܐ ܗ݂ܘܐ ܒܫܪܝܢܗ ܘܒܢܫܡܗ
ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܪܒܐ ܗ݂ܘܐ ܒܫܪܝܢܗ ܘܒܢܫܡܗ
: a great change occurred in his joints and in his breathing
;
HippAp 27(28)
↗
ܒܚ̈ܫܐ ܚܪ̈ܝܦܐ ܕܥܡ ܐܫܬܐ ܢܫܡܐ ܒܟܝܢܝܐ ܒܝܫ
bḥ̈šˀ ḥr̈ypˀ dˁm ˀštˀ nšmˀ bkynyˀ byš
בחשא חריפא דעם אשתא נשמא בכיניא ביש
ܒܚ̈ܫܐ ܚܪ̈ܝܦܐ ܕܥܡ ܐܫܬܐ ܢܫܡܐ ܒܟܝܢܝܐ ܒܝܫ
bḥ̈šˀ ḥr̈ypˀ dˁm ˀštˀ nšmˀ bkynyˀ byš
בחשא חריפא דעם אשתא נשמא בכיניא ביש
ܒܚ̈ܫܐ ܚܪ̈ܝܦܐ ܕܥܡ ܐܫܬܐ ܢܫܡܐ ܒܟܝܢܝܐ ܒܝܫ
ܒܚ̈ܫܐ ܚܪ̈ܝܦܐ ܕܥܡ ܐܫܬܐ ܢܫܡܐ ܒܟܝܢܝܐ ܒܝܫ
: in severe sicknesses with fever, whining breathing is bad
;
BT Suk 26b(8)
↗
דסוסיא שתין נשמי
dswsyˀ štyn nšmy
ܕܣܘܣܝܐ ܫܬܝܢ ܢܫܡܝ
ܕܣܘܣܝܐ ܫܬܝܢ ܢܫܡܝ
dswsyˀ štyn nšmy
דסוסיא שתין נשמי
ܕܣܘܣܝܐ ܫܬܝܢ ܢܫܡܝ
ܕܣܘܣܝܐ ܫܬܝܢ ܢܫܡܝ
: for a horse (a brief nap) is sixty respirations
(1)
blowing, puff
Syr
▶
1 citation
Am3 252:2
↗
ܢܫܡܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ
nšmˀ dnwrˀ
נשמא דנורא
ܢܫܡܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ
nšmˀ dnwrˀ
נשמא דנורא
ܢܫܡܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ
ܢܫܡܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ
2
living creature
Sam
3
soul
Man
4
hunger, appetite (?)
Man
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1 citation
GY 189:8
↗
ušidqa nṭirna lmišria baiina unišma kbar ˁlai
: (I am hungry) but I have kept quiet; I want to get release, and my hunger is severe
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See also s.v.
nšmh
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
953[451]
DJBA:
779a
Drower/Macuch:
300a, 300b
J. Payne-Smith:
354
Tal Sam:
552
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