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ngr/lgr, nygrˀ/lygrˀ (*nəḡer, niḡra/liḡrā) n.f. foot; step
1
foot
Syr, JBA, Man
SyrAm2:45↗ ܫܪܐ݁ ܠܐܣܕܝܟܝ ܘܫܪܐ ܣܝ‍{‍ܥ‍}‍‍<‍ܗܪ‍>‍ܐ ܒܝܬ ܢܓܪܝܟܝ‏ ; BT Šab 152a(15)↗ דוק בככי ותשכח בניגרי‏ : grind (food) with the molars, and you will find (the results) in the feet ; Pashar Mihla 823↗ uaqapra ḏatutia ligraihun : the dust beneath their feet
2
track, step
JBA
BT Šab 51b(22)↗ דניגרי דחמרא שערי‏ : the steps of a donkey are (according to) the barley (it eats)
3
fig. : extreme, end (i.e. opposite of "head"=beginning)
Man
AM 225:17↗ ligra ḏšidta : the end of the year
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Syriac magic and JBA ngrˀ; Mand. ligra
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Metathetic form of otherwise common Aramaic rgl n.f. Given that the sole Syriac example is in a magical text, it must not be viewed as a real Syriac word but rather a copy from Babylonian.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 747bJastrow: 902Drower/Macuch: 235b

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