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prtwyˀ (partəwāy) adj. Parthian
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Parthian
ParthMidAr, Syr, Man, LJLA
P StDan(1)1:3 ↗ ܘܡܢ ܙܪܥ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܬܘܝܐ‏ ; GY 389:21↗ parsaiia upirṭauaiia uruhmaiia : Persians, Parthians, and Romans
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important person
Syr, Man
P Esth1:3↗ ܚܝܠܐ ܦܪܣܝ̈ܐ ܘܡܕ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܬܘܝܐ‏ : [MT: חֵיל פָּרַס וּמָדַי הַפַּרְתְּמִים]
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(Bar Hebraeus, playfully!) of the Euphrates
Syr
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For LJLA see s.v. prth n.f.
The usage can be anachronistic in referring to pre-mid-third century BCE Persia.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1255[610]Drower/Macuch: 372a, 364aJ. Payne-Smith: 466b

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