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prws, pwrsˀ (pros, pursā) n.m. method, strategy
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manner, method, strategy
Syr
INB 360:4↗ ܟܡܐ ܣܲܩܘܒܠܝܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܦܘܪ̈ܣܹܝܗ݀܃ ܠܦܫܝܛܘܬ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ‏ : how much the knowledge of this world, in its different ways, is opposed to the simplicity of faith ; JS_Elijah 5:634↗ ܨܸܢ̈ܥܵܬܝ ܐܲܒܗܸܬ ܦܽܘܪ̈ܣܲܝ ܒܲܛܸܠ‏ : he foiled my plots and ruined my stratagies ; JSBhom 159:266↗ ܘܲܕܠܵܐ ܐܸܕܒܽܘܚ ܦܽܘܪܣܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܐܼܝܬ‏ : there is no way for me not to sacrifice
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ܒܟܽܠ ܦܪܘܿܣ, ܡܸܢ ܟܽܠ ܦܪܘܼܣ : at any rate, in any way
Syr
JulSok 145(69):13↗ ܒܟܠ ܓܝܪ ܦܘܪ̈ܣܝܢ ܗܕܐ ܒܥܝܢ ܐܠܗ̈ܐ݂‏ : for in any way the gods wish this ; Phil1:18↗ ܕ݁ܲܒ݂ܟ݂ܽܠ ܦ݁ܪܘ݂ܣ‏
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pretext
Syr
MP 10:10 text not cited
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cause
Syr, JBA
MG 18:37.1.5↗ מאי פרוסבלא, אמר ליה, פורסא דמילתא‏ : what is פרוסבלא? He said to him "the cause of the matter"
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often written as a single word with kl, e.g. ܡܢܟܠܦܪܘܣ‏ (Kays 64:19)
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Greek πόρος. For the incorrect gloss "appropriate time" in DJBA see now s.v. pwrs, pwrsˀ v.n.D : craftiness.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1171[600]DJBA: 892J. Payne-Smith: 458

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