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pny, pnytˀ (pnī, pnīṯā) n.m. side
1
side, corner
Palmyrene, CPA, Syr, LJLA
PAT67:1.6↗ wˀrḥq lhwn mn pnyn trtn dy sṭrˀ : he ceded them from two corners of the side ; P Neh3:31↗ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܣܩܢܐ ܕܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܣܩܬܐ‏ : up to the steps of the corner of the stairwell ; ChronEdess 9:6↗ ܒܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ‏ ; TgProv7:8↗ עביר בשוקא לקביל פיניתא‏ : [MT: עֹבֵר בַּשּׁוּק אֵצֶל פִּנָּהּ]
2
region, quarter
Syr
AGnEx 24.18↗ ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܫܬܠܛ ܗܘܐ ܒܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܒܟܠ ܦܢܝ̈ܢ ܛܝܣܐ܃ ܐܢ ܙܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܒܟܠ ܦܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܐ ܥܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : how could he rule a bird that flies everywhere if his offspring to not live everywhere ; IshEz 91(1)↗ ܐܪܒܥ ܦܢܝ̈ܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ‏
(1)
pl. ellipt.: everywhere on Earth
Syr
ZDMG 29 108(3) (JS) ܘܠܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܒܕܢܚܗ ܐܦܨܚ ܕܟܡܝܪܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ݂‏ : at its shining it cheered up the regions that had been gloomy ; Dalyatha 51:1↗ ܗ݀ܘ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ ܡܣ݁ܝܟ ܒܦܢܝ̈ܬܐ‏ : that Paradise limited to the physical regions [=JDalBeulay 220:12]
(1)
ܐܲܪܒܲܥ ܦܸܢ̈ܝܵܢ, ,ܐܲܪܒܥܦܸܢܝ̈ܵܢ
Syr
Narsai33 170↗ ܒܐܲܪܒܲܥܦܸܢ̈ܝܵܢ ܗܵܐ ܫܲܠܝ݂ܛܵܐ ܟܲܠܲܬ݂ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ‏ : the King's bride rules now throughout the world
3
place, direction
Syr
IshGen 125:16↗ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܒܬܠܬ ܦܢ̈ܝܢ ܠܚܘܕ ܡܬܚܙܝܐ܃ ܒܬܝܡܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܟܠ ܟܠܗ‏ : why does (a rainbow) appear only in three of the directions and not at all in the south ; IshEz 47(30)↗ ܕܠܝܠܐܝܬ ܠܟܠ ܦܢܝ̈ܢ ܪ̈ܗܛܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܕܠܐ ܥܘܘܟܐ‏ : they ran easily to all directions without impediment
4
ܡܸܢ ܦ܊ ܕ at the order of, representing
Syr
Bhchr 401:1↗ ܘܦܫ ܥܐܕܠ ܒܕܪܡܣܘܩ܃ ܐܝܟ ܡ݂ܢ ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܠܟ ܥܙܝܙ‏ : PN1 remained behind in Damascus as representative of PN2
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const. ܦܸܢܝܲܬ‏, pl. ܦܸܢ̈ܝܵܢ‏; the LJLA spelling פיניתא is an error influenced by the Hebrew equivalent.
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See also s.v. pynh.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1206[578]Jastrow: 1165Payne-Smith ~: 3166J. Payne-Smith: 450DNWSI: 920DCPA[Schulthess]: 334[]

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