CAL: ngr/lgr, nygrˀ/lygrˀ

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ngr/lgr, nygrˀ/lygrˀ (*nəḡer, niḡra/liḡrā) n.f. foot; step

foot

Syr, JBA, Man

SyrAm2:45↗ ܫܪܐ݁ ܠܐܣܕܝܟܝ ܘܫܪܐ ܣܝ‍{‍ܥ‍}‍‍<‍ܗܪ‍>‍ܐ ܒܝܬ ܢܓܪܝܟܝ‏šrˀˀ lˀsdyky wšrˀ sy{ˁ}<hr>ˀ byt ngrykyשראּ לאסדיכי ושרא סי{ע}<הר>א בית נגריכי‏ܫܪܐ݁ ܠܐܣܕܝܟܝ ܘܫܪܐ ܣܝ‍{‍ܥ‍}‍‍<‍ܗܪ‍>‍ܐ ܒܝܬ ܢܓܪܝܟܝ‏šrˀˀ lˀsdyky wšrˀ sy{ˁ}<hr>ˀ byt ngrykyשראּ לאסדיכי ושרא סי{ע}<הר>א בית נגריכי‏ܫܪܐ݁ ܠܐܣܕܝܟܝ ܘܫܪܐ ܣܝ‍{‍ܥ‍}‍‍<‍ܗܪ‍>‍ܐ ܒܝܬ ܢܓܪܝܟܝ‏ܫܪܐ݁ ܠܐܣܕܝܟܝ ܘܫܪܐ ܣܝ‍{‍ܥ‍}‍‍<‍ܗܪ‍>‍ܐ ܒܝܬ ܢܓܪܝܟܝ‏ ; BT Šab 152a(15)↗ דוק בככי ותשכח בניגרי‏dwq bkky wtškḥ bnygryܕܘܩ ܒܟܟܝ ܘܬܫܟܚ ܒܢܝܓܪܝ‏ܕܘܩ ܒܟܟܝ ܘܬܫܟܚ ܒܢܝܓܪܝ‏dwq bkky wtškḥ bnygryדוק בככי ותשכח בניגרי‏ܕܘܩ ܒܟܟܝ ܘܬܫܟܚ ܒܢܝܓܪܝ‏ܕܘܩ ܒܟܟܝ ܘܬܫܟܚ ܒܢܝܓܪܝ‏ : 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

track, step

JBA

BT Šab 51b(22)↗ דניגרי דחמרא שערי‏dnygry dḥmrˀ šˁryܕܢܝܓܪܝ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܫܥܪܝ‏ܕܢܝܓܪܝ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܫܥܪܝ‏dnygry dḥmrˀ šˁryדניגרי דחמרא שערי‏ܕܢܝܓܪܝ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܫܥܪܝ‏ܕܢܝܓܪܝ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܫܥܪܝ‏ : the steps of a donkey are (according to) the barley (it eats)

fig. : extreme, end (i.e. opposite of "head"=beginning)

Man

AM 225:17↗ ligra ḏšidta : the end of the year

§Form & Usage▶

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