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pny vb. to turn
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Gpəˁalto face5 senses▶
1
to face
Common Aramaic
GenApoc 16.18↗ לש̇ן ימא די פנה למער̇ב̇‏ : the bay of the sea facing west ; P Jos15:2↗ ܠܠܫܢܐ ܕܦ݁ܢܐ ܠܬܝܡܢܐ‏
(1)
to turn to face
CPA, Sam, Syr
(1)
to turn aside
Sam
(2)
to convert to another religion
Syr
JulSok 125(59):26↗ ܡܬܦܢܝܢܘܬܗܝܢ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ܃ ܕܦܢܝ ܡܢ ܛܥܝܘܬܗܝܢ‏ : the conversion of many souls who converted from their error
2
to return
CPA, Syr
Lag(383) John13:1↗ ܝܕܥ ܡܪܐ ܝܣܘܣ ܕܐܬ݁ܬ݁ ܫܥܬ݁ܗ ܕܝܦܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܝܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܠܘܬ݁ ܐܒܘܝ‏ : Lord Jesus knew that the hour had come to return from this world to His father ; AGnEx 86.14↗ ܦܢ݂ܬ ܕܝܢ ܩܠܝܠܐܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܚܒ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ݀‏ : then she returned quickly because of the labor pains that were afflicting her ; ChronEdess 10:14↗ ܦ݂ܩܕ ܕܢܦ݂ܢܐ ܠܟܘܪܣܝܗ‏
(1)
ܠܘܵܬ ܢܲܦܫܸܗ : to recover one's senses
Syr
ThMarg 1:375:15 ܐܬܬܥܝܪ ܘܲܦܢ݂ܵܐ ܠܘܬ ܢܦܫܹܗ‏ : he woke up and returned to self-awareness
(2)
to be healed
Syr
EphNis 21:18.5↗ ܘܐܬܢܦܨ ܘܕܥ݂ܬ ܘܦܢ݂ܐ‏ : he shook himself off, sweated, and was restored (from the fever)
3
as co-verb : to do something again
Syr
StSin9 54:18 ܚܣ ܠܝ ܕܕܝܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܦܢܐ ܐܚܙܐ‏ : may I never see a monk on the earth again ; AGnEx 4.11↗ ܦܢ݂ܐ ܘܐܫܬܥܝ ܐܢܝܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܪܦܝ‏ : again he told those things that he had left out
4
to release (from prison)
Gal, CPA
PTTan 64.b:46[2]↗ פניי בעליך ולא תחטיי‏ : release your husband (from prison) and do not sin ; Lag(395) John18:39↗ ܕܝܗܐ ܦܢܝ ܠܟܘܢ ܚܕ ܒܦ̈ܝܣܚܐ‏ : that I should release one to you on the Passover
5
(of יום, רמש) : to become evening
JLAtg, Syr
TgO Gen24:63↗ וֻנפַק יִצחָק לְצַלָאָה בְחַקלָא לְמִפנֵי רַמשָא‏ ; TgJ Jer6:4↗ וָי לַנָא אֲרֵי פְנָא יוֹמָא‏ ; P Ju19:9↗ ܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ‏
Dpaˁˁelto give back6 senses▶
1
to give back
Syr
P Gn20:14↗ ܘܦܢܝ ܠܗ ܠܣܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ‏ ; P Ju11:13↗ ܦܢܐ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܝ‏ ; P Ez18:7↗ ܦܢܝ ܡܫܟܢܐ‏
(1)
to pay back
Syr
ESHaer 31:16↗ ܘܦܢܝܘ ܠܗ ܚܘ̈ܒܠܘܗܝ | ܠܦܚܙܐ‏ : they paid back his debts to the shameless one
(1)
to satisfy a request
Syr
LSt.83:18↗ ܘܟܕ ܦ݂ܢܝ ܠܗ ܫܐܠܬܗ‏
(2)
ܦܸܬܓܵܡܵܐ : to reply
Syr
P 1K(1)2:30↗ ܘܦܢܝ/ܘܐܬܝܒ/ ܒܢܝܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ‏
2
to turn something
Syr
IshEz 46(20)↗ ܠܘܬ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܠܥܠܡ̈ܝܢܝܐ ܠܟܠ ܡܦܢܝܐ‏ : it turns everything towards eternal life
3
to remove, clear out
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, JBA, JBAg, LJLA
TgJ Is40:3↗ פַנוֹ אוֹרחָא קְֹדָם עַמָא דַיוי‏ : clear the way before the people of the Lord ; PTBB 13.b:38[2]↗ פני חד חליטר מן איסטיב לאיסטיב‏ : (PN) removed a dumpling maker from one stoa to another ; BT BB 4a(38)↗ אינמי דפנינהו חד לרשותו‏ : if also one of them cleared (the fallen bricks) into his property ; HM(1) 84:(1)5↗ אם בעית לפנאה גברא מן בית זינא‏ : if you want to get a man out of prison ; PJ Lev26:10↗ וברם עתיקא מן קדם עיבורא חדתא תפנון מן אוצרכון‏ : but you must remove the old from your stores before the new grain
(1)
to empty out (often: a house)
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, JBA, LJLA
TgO Gen24:31↗ וַאֲנָא פַנִיתִי בֵיתָא וַאֲתַר כָשַר לְגַמלַיָא‏ : while I have cleaned out the house and a fine place for the camels ; VR 578:3(1)↗ דתפנון הדין קרטלא דידיה ותמלון יתיה דינרין‏ : that you should empty this basket of his and fill it with dinars ; TN Gen24:31↗ והא אנא פניית ביתה מן פלחנא נכראה‏ : behold, I have emptied the house of idolatry ; BT Tan 20b(29)↗ רב חונא הוה ליה חמארא בההוא ביתא דהוה רעיע בעא לפנייה‏ : PN had some wine in a certain dilapidated house and wanted to empty it out ; PJ Lev14:36↗ ויפנון ית ביתא‏
(1)
to pour out completely
CPA
LESC 71.2:8↗ ܕܗܘܘ ܡܦ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܥܘܒܗ ܕܐܘܠܘܓܝܣ ܥܘܬܪ ܣܓܝ‏ : who were pouring great wealth into his lap
(2)
to dismiss (from school)
Gal
PTMeg 74.a:61[2]↗ ואין לא הוה ר׳ אבהו עבר לא הוה מפני‏ : if PN hadn't passed through, (the teacher) wouldn't have dismissed the children
4
to hear
Syr
OM 3:1 text not cited
5
to complete
Gal
PTYom 43.d:24[2]↗ ר׳ אחא כד מפני מוספא‏ : when PN completed the Musaf-prayer
6
(intransitive) to move away (?)
CPA
Lag(291) Matt13:53↗ ܦܢܝ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ‏ : he left there
Cˀafˁelto turn something, turn back5 senses▶
1
to turn something, turn back
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Jos24:23↗ וְאַפנוֹ יָת לִבְכוֹן לְפֻלחָנָא דַיְיָ‏ : turn your heart back to the Lord's worship ; Addai.33.6↗ ܕܐܦܢܝ ܗܘܐ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ ܠܘܬܗ݂‏ ; P Je2:27↗ ܕܐ݁ܦܢܝܘ ܠܝ ܩܕܠܗܘܢ‏ : they turned the back of their neck to me ; P Mt5:39↗ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܲܢ ܕܡܵܚܸܐ ܠܵܟ ܥܲܠ ܦܲܟܵܟ ܕܝܡܝ݂ܢܵܐ܃ ܐܲܦܢܵܐ ܠܸܗ ܐܵܦ ܐܼܚܪܼܢܵܐ‏ : rather whoever strikes you on your right cheek turn the other one to him too
2
to give back, return
Syr, JBAg, LJLA
AphDiatess1990 108:20↗ ܚܕ ܒܡܐܐ ܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ‏ : it returns a hundredfold to him ; Syr-RomLaw.16.22↗ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܕܢܦܢܝܘܗܝ ܠܗ݀ܘ ܕܙܒܢܗ ܘܢܣ݁ܒ ܟܣܦܗ‏ : he is permitted to return it to the one who sold it and take back his money ; TgIChron 13:13↗ ולא אפני דוד ית ארונא‏
(1)
to lead back
Syr
P Is52:8↗ ܟܕ ܡܦܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܨܗܝܘܢ‏
3
to convert
Syr
Didasc 143:15 text not cited
4
to turn something in a direction
Syr
P Is38:2↗ ܘܐܦܢܝ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܠܐܣܬܐ‏ : Hezekiah turned his face to the wall
5
to clear out
Sam
SamTgJ Gen24:31↗ ואנה אפנית ביתה ואתר לגמליה‏ : I having cleared out the house and room for the camels
(1)
to free for interpretation
Gal, JBA
BT Nid 23a(1)↗ ולהכי אפנייה לבהמ׳ משני צדדין‏ : it is for this purpose that (Scripture) freed it (in the case of ) the animal for interpretation in two ways [lit. on two sides]
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto turn around3 senses▶
1
to turn around
CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
SamTgJ Ex7:24↗ וחפרו כל מצראי סארת נהרה מים‏ ; SamTgJ Ex32:15↗ ואתפנה ונעת משה מן טורה‏ : Moses turned around and went down off the mountain ; P Gn19:26↗ ܘܐܬܦܢܝܬ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܡܢ ܒܣܬܪܗ‏ ; P Dt1:40↗ ܐܬܦܢܘ ܠܟܘܢ܂ ܘܫܩܘܠܘ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ‏ : turn back and go off to the desert ; PJ Ex32:15↗ ואתפני ונחת משה מן טוורא‏
(1)
to turn back toward someone wronged; i.e. to repent
Syr
OS LkCur17:4↗ ܘܐܢ ܫܒܥ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܢܚܛܐ ܒܟ܂ ܘܫܒܥ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܢܬܦܢܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܘܢܐܡܪ ܠܟ ܕܬܐܒ ܐܢܐ‏ : should he sin against you seven times a day a turns back toward you seven times and says to you 'I repent'
(2)
to be changed back
JLAtg
TgJ 2K13:23↗ וְחָס יוי עְלֵיהוֹן וְרַחֵים עְלֵיהוֹן וְאִתפְנִי בְמֵמְרֵיה לְאֵיטָבָא לְהוֹן‏
(3)
w. mn : to turn away from
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen18:22↗ וְאִתפְנִיוּ מִתַמָן גֻברַיָא‏ ; P Gn18:22↗ ܘܐܬܦܢܝܘ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ‏ : the men left there ; PJ Gen18:22↗ ואתפניאו מתמן תרין מלאכיא‏
2
to turn toward
Qumran, JLAtg, Sam, Syr, LJLA
GenApoc 13.13↗ ו̊אתפנית למחזה זיתא‏ : I turned to see the olive tree ; TgO Lev19:4↗ לָא תִתפְנוֹן בָתַר טָעְוָן‏ : do not go after false gods ; P Job5:1↗ ܘܠܘܬ ܡ݁ܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܬܬܦܢܐ‏ : toward which of the holy ones will you turn? ; PJ Ex16:10↗ ואיתפנייו למדברא‏ : they turned back to the desert
(1)
+ l_ : to accept
JLAtg
TgJ 1K8:28↗ וְתִתפְנֵי לִצלוֹתָא דְעַבדָך‏ : accept your servant's prayer
(2)
+ ܥܲܠ : to care for
Syr
SugMgab 1:8↗ ܟܒܪ ܡܬܪܥܐ ܒܩܘܪܒܢܟܘܢ ܘܒܕܒܚ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܡܬܦܢܐ‏ : perhaps through your offerings he will be accepting of me and turn back to me through your sacrifices
3
to be available, free to act
JLAtg, JBA, LJLA
TgJ Jer47:3↗ לָא מִתפְנַן אֲבָהָן לְרַחָמָא עַל בְנִין מֵאִתרַשָלוּת יְדִין‏ ; TgJ Na2:9↗ אִינוּן עָרְקִין וְאָמְרִין קוּמוּ קוּמוּ וְלֵית דְמִתפְנֵי לִמקָם‏ : they flee saying "get up, get up," but no one is able to get up ; BT Ned 37b(5)↗ משו׳ דמפנן אבהתהון דינוקי למצוות׳ דשבת׳‏ : so that the children's fathers are free to do the Sabbath commandments ; PJ Ex3:3↗ איתפני כדון ואחמי ית חזוונא רבא‏ : let me now take the opportunity to see this great sight ; TgIChron 28:2↗ ואתפינית למבני‏ : and I was ready to build it
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be made to return5 senses▶
1
to be made to return
Syr
BalJos 169:12↗ ܠܐܝܕܟ ܗܘ ܡܸܬ݂ܦܲܢܹܝܢܲܢ‏ : we have been returned to your hand(s)
(1)
to be returned
Syr
Ps-Clem Hom 10.240:25↗ ܕܗܟܘܬ ܐܦ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܪܫܝܬ ܐܬܝܗ̈ܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܢܫܟܚ̈ܢ ܬܘܒ ܠܡܬܦܢܝܘ ܠܟܘܢ‏ : for in this way even the good things that were gien you at creation would be able to be returned to you again ; P Gn42:28↗ ܐܬܦܢܝ ܟܣܦܝ‏ : my money has been returned
(1)
to be replied
Syr
ES3 277:15 ܐܬܦܲܢܝ ܠܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ‏
2
to be released
Gal, CPA
Hem 4:17↗ ודמובד מש[כח] ודמתחבש מפני‏ : the lost will be found and the imprisoned will be released
3
to be removed
Gal, CPA
KohR[1]8:2(34)↗ דאתפני לההוא גברא מן תלת מלין ב<י>ש{י}ן‏ : so that those three bad things would be removed from him
(1)
to be dismissed (from school)
Gal
PTTan 68.d:7[2]↗ לאילין טלייא דמיתפניי מן {סיפרא}<בית ספרה>#04#‏ : like the children who are dismissed (from school)
4
to be completed
Gal, JBA
PTTan 64.c:24[2]↗ עד דיתפני תעניתא‏ : until the fast is completed
(1)
to be at leisure
Gal, CPA
KohR[1]16:1(37)↗ מי עסיק בצרכי דברייתא לא אתפני מקבלא יתיה מניה‏ : being busy with public affairs, he was not at leisure to take it from him
5
to relieve oneself, excrete
JBA
BT Ber 62a(45)↗ דבעינא לאיפנויי‏ : I need to relieve myself ; BT Pes 111b(1)↗ מן דמיפני אגרדא דדקלא‏ : one who relieves himself on a palm stump
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1205[578]DJPA: 438aDJBA: 914bJastrow: 1188Drower/Macuch: 374bPayne-Smith: 3166J. Payne-Smith: 450Levy Ch-W: 2:272Tal Sam: 689DNWSI: 921DCPA[Schulthess]: 334[159]Qumran: 192

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