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prys, prysˀ (prīs, prīsā) n.m. covering
1
a wide textile used as a covering, spread
Syr, JBA
P Ex25:7↗ ܠܦܕܬܐ ܘܠܦܪܝܣܐ‏ : [MT: לָאֵפֹד וְלַחֹשֶׁן] ; P 1S15:27↗ ܘܐܚܕ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܟܢܦܐ ܕܦܪܝܣܗ ܘܨܪܝܗܝ‏ : Saul grabbed the edge of his cloak and ripped it
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in particular a cloak or tunic (of inferior quality?)
Syr
JulSok 245(119):25↗ ܘܐܙܠ݂ ܡܢ ܪܙܦܗ ܕܡܫܚܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܥܠ ܟܢܦܗ ܕܦܪܝܣܐ‏ : some of the oil's spatter reached the skirts of the p'-cloak ; SinSatan2 12:2↗ ܦܪܝܣܐ ܘܣܩܐ ܪܓܝܓܝܢ ܠܝ‏ : plain cloth and sack are more desirable for me (than scarlet and purple)
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curtain (= ܦܪܣ)
Syr, LJLA
P Ex35:11↗ ܡܫܟܢܐ ܘܦܪܣܗ/ܘܦܪܝܣܗ/ ܘܟܣܝܗ‏ ; TgJob21:28↗ פריסא דמשכני דרשיעיא‏
2
priestly garb
Syr
AphDem14.261:8↗ ܠܒܝ̈ܫܝ ܦܕܬܐ܂ ܘܥܛܝ̈ܦܝ ܦܪܝܣܐ܂ ܘܡܚܙ̈ܩܝ ܒܘܨܐ܂ ܘܡܨܒ̈ܬܝ ܒܐܪ̈ܓܘܢܐ‏ : those dressed in the ephod, wrapped in priestly garb, girded in linen, and decorated with purple ; P Ju17:5↗ ܦܕܬܐ ܘܦܪܝܣܐ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1239[600]DJBA: 933aJ. Payne-Smith: 460

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