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nšm, nšmˀ (nəšem, nešmā) n.m. breathing
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breathing
Sam, Syr, JBA
LSt.63:15↗ 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 : in severe sicknesses with fever, whining breathing is bad ; BT Suk 26b(8)↗ דסוסיא שתין נשמי‏ : for a horse (a brief nap) is sixty respirations
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blowing, puff
Syr
Am3 252:2↗ ܢܫܡܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ‏
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living creature
Sam
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soul
Man
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hunger, appetite (?)
Man
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.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 953[451]DJBA: 779aDrower/Macuch: 300a, 300bJ. Payne-Smith: 354Tal Sam: 552

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