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prh, prtˀ (parrā, parrəṯā) n.f. cow; ewe lamb
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cow
SamMidAr, Gal, PTA, Sam, Man
PRK339.5↗ להדא פרתא‏ ; GT AA Num19:5↗ פרתה‏ ; SamTgJ Gen32:16↗ פרואן ארבעין ופרים עסרה‏ : [Sam.Pent. פרות ארבעים ופרים עשרה]
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ewe-lamb
Hatran, Syr
JSB2 337:20↗ ܙܚܬ ܕܬܐܬܐ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܪܡܬܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܐܦܪܬܐ ܡܐܢ ܨܝܕ ܡܪܝܡ‏ : His high route stirred to come from a ewe-lamb, by means of Mary ; StudSin11 4:20-21 ܥܣܪ ܦܐܪ̈ܢ ܕܥ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܝ݂ܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܡܘܐܡܐ‏ : ten ewy-lambs without blemish ; P 2S12:3↗ ܦܪܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ‏
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also (metrical var.) ܐܵܦܲܪܬܵܐ‏ (see ThesSyr 353; pl. parrān, parrāṯ⁠(Sam. פרואן )
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Note that Ishodadh (IshGen 171:11) feels the need to explain this biblical word.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1255[591]DJPA: 444bDrower/Macuch: 365bJ. Payne-Smith: 456Tal Sam: 710DNWSI: 936

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