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nyḥw, nyḥwtˀ (nīḥū, nīḥūṯā) n.f. calm
1
calm
Syr, JBA, Man
TDN.10:11↗ ܫܝܢܐ ܘܢܝ݂ܚܘܬܐ‏ : peace and quiet ; IIIMac7:6↗ ܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܢܝܚܘܬܐ‏
(1)
בניחותא : calmly
Syr, JBA, Man
TDN.100:20↗ ܗ݂ܢܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ݀ ܢܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܢܝ݂ܚܘ݂ܬܐ‏ : thus all of those hymns of hers are to be said calmly ; BT Šab 34a(24)↗ מיבעי ליה לאיניש לממרינהי בניחותא‏ : a person should say them mildly
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rest
Sam
2
placidity
Syr
(1)
convenience, ease
JBA
BT Git 36b(36)↗ האי עולבנא לישנא דחוצ̇^פ^̇׳ הוא או ליש׳ דניחותא הוא‏ : is עולבנא a term reflecting insolence or a term of convenience?
3
humility, humbleness
Syr, JBA
IICor10:1↗ ܒܢܝܼܚܘ݂ܬ݂ܸܗ ܘܲܒܡܲܟ݁ܝܼܟ݂ܘ݂ܬ݂ܸܗ ܕܲܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ‏ ; BT Ara 17a(21)↗ לעיניין תוקפא וניחותא קאמרינן‏ : they are talking about anger and humility
4
affection, familial closeness
Man
ATS 1.2:973↗ ˁšumia urazia kasiia ḏnihuta hinun : they are names and secret indicators of affection
5
w. 2p pron.suffix : a form of address of respect: your serenity
Syr
SE<sup>1</sup> 298:11 ܢܝܚܘܬܟܘܢ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 915[419]DJBA: 750aJastrow: 904Drower/Macuch: 297b, 291aLevy Ch-W: 2:108Tal Sam: 509

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