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prsyˀ, prhsyˀ, prysyˀ (pārēsīā, parhēsīā) n.f. boldness of speech; public matter
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boldness, liberty of speech
CPA, Syr
CPAHor 223:19↗ ܠܒܕܝܠ ܕܠܝܬ݁ ܠܢ ܧ̈ܪܝܣܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܘܕܡ ܣܘܓܝܗܘܢ ܕܣܝܟܠܬ݁ܢ‏ : since we are not so bold as to speak, due to the abundance of our sins ; SevAntLet I:176:4 ܣܒ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܠܦܪܗܣܝܐ ܢܘܪܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܘܬܐ ܩܪܘ‏ : the holy old ones termed bold speech fire or warmth ; Eph3:12↗ ܐܼܝܬ݂ ܠܲܢ ܦ݁ܲܪܸܗܼܣܼܝܲܐ ܘܩܲܪܼܝܒ݂ܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : we have boldness and access
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confidence, courage
Syr
IJn5:14↗ ܗܵܕ݂ܸܐ ܦ݁ܲܪܸܗܼܣܼܝܲܐ ܐܼܝܬ݂ ܠܲܢ ܠܘܵܬ݂ܸܗ‏ : we have this confidence toward Him ; INW 8↗ ܦܲܪܗܸܣܼܝܲܐ ܕܲܠܘܵܬܗ ܠܐ ܡܸܬܩܲܢܝܐ‏ : confidence toward Him is not achieved ; Dalyatha 1:6↗ ܦܝܣܐ ܕܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܘܦܐܪܗܣܝܐܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ‏ : the trusting and confident plea of friends
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in a relationship, i.e., familiarity
Syr
Caverne 1.53:1 ܦܪܗܣܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܠܘܬܗ‏ : he had a great famiiarity with him ; ActsThom 192:10↗ ܬܗ݂ܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܦܪܪܣܝܐ ܒܟ‏
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liberty, license
CPA, Syr
Due1906.ErMo V18.1:11↗ ܗܐ ܠܗ ܦܪܝܣܝܐ ܕܡܝܟܠ ܘܡܫܬܐ‏ : here he has license to eat and drink ; Am7 202:15↗ ܕܬܬܠ ܠܝ ܦܵܪܹܗ̄ܣܝ݂ܵܐ܃ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܕܥܠܬܐ ܕܡܐܝܬܝܝ ܐܘܕܥ‏ : that you first give me license to tell about the reason for my coming ; MiS 313b:32 ܦܐܪܪ̈ܝܣܝܐ ܕܢܒܢܘܢ ܥܕܬܐ‏ : license to build a church
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public matter
JBA
BT San 74b(11)↗ והא אסתר פרהסיא הואי‏ : was it not in the case of Esther a public matter? ; TGHark(1) 35.1.6↗ הא מתנתא תהוי פרהיסיא ולא טמירתא‏ : this present will be a public matter and not a hidden thing
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b_ p' : publicly
CPA, Syr, JBA
AS1app 51(8) ܐܢ ܒܦܪܗܣܝܐ ܗܘܝܢ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ‏ : if (the women) are publicly married ; AphDem13.233:2↗ ܘܒܥܝܪܐ ܒܦܪܗܣܝܐ ܓܝܪܐ ܘܡܙܢܝܐ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ‏ ; BT San 26b(37)↗ ולא אמרן אלא בפרהסיא‏ : we only referred to the public situation
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JBA פַרהַסְיָא ; cpa also ܧܪܝܣܝܐ: see s.vv. bPrysyˀ , bprhsyˀ
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Greek παρρησία. For a recent discussion of the various spellings of this loanword in Syriac see M. Nicosia, Hugoye 23(2020): 80ff.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1245[602]DJBA: 929aJ. Payne-Smith: 458

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