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pty (a/e) vb. to be wide
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁalto grow, to expand2 senses▶
1
to grow, to expand
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Lev14:39↗ פתה מכתשה בכתלי ביתה‏ : the wound expanded on the house's walls ; JS_Elijah 2:281↗ ܕܬܽܘܒ ܬܸܬܪܲܘܲܚ ܬܸܦܬܸܐ ܢܲܦܫܸܗ‏ : so that his soul might get wider and expand
(1)
p.p. : wide : see s.v. pty adj.
Common Aramaic
2
w. ב : to breach, break up
Sam
SamTgJ Ex19:24↗ דלא יפתי בון‏
Dpaˁˁelto enlarge4 senses▶
1
to enlarge
CPA, Syr
2
to open wide
Syr
PsHex 34:21 ܦ݁ܬܝܘ ܥܠܝ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ‏ ; P Hab2:5var.↗ ܕܐܦܬܝ/ܕܦܬܝ/ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܫܝܘܠ‏
3
to discourse expansively
Syr
EinlPs 27:18 text not cited
4
fig.: to comfort
Sam
Cˀafˁelto broaden something, expand, widen2 senses▶
1
to broaden something, expand, widen
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBAg, LJLA
TgO Gen9:27↗ יַפתֵי יוי לְיַפַת וְיַשרֵי שְכִינְתֵיה בְמַשכְנֵי שֵם‏ ; TN Ex34:24↗ ארום אשיצי אומיא מן קדמיכון ואפתי ית תחומכון‏ : for I shall destroy the nations before you and expand your territory ; P Is5:14↗ ܐܦܬܝܬ ܫܝܘܠ ܢܦܫܗ݀‏ ; P Mt23:5↗ ܡܲܦܬܸܝܢ ܓܸܝܪ ܬܸܦܠܲܝܗܘ݂ܢ̈‏ : for they make their tefillin broad ; ShT 488:3 text not cited ; PJ Ex34:24↗ ואפתי ית תחומך‏
(1)
to propagate
Syr
JohEphLES [501]:1↗ ܡܠ݂ܐ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ܃ ܘ݂ܐܦܬܝ݂ ܐܪܬܘܕܘܟܣܝܐ‏ : he filled the priestly ranks and propagated orthodoxy ; IMac7a1 3:3↗ ܘܐܦܬܝ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܥܡܗ‏
2
fig. : to give relief
CPA
CPA Psalms4:2↗ ܘܒܠܚܘܨܝ ܐܦܬܝܬ ܠܝ‏ : you gave me relief [LXX: ἐπλάτυνάς μοι] in my oppression
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be comforted2 senses▶
1
to be comforted
Sam
2
to be expanded
Sam
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be expanded, widened1 sense▶
to be expanded, widened
Syr
HexBaars 85:7(Dt 32:15) ܫܡ݂ܢ ܘܐܬܥܲܒܝ ܐܬܦܲܬܝ‏ : [LXX ἐλιπάνθη, ἐπαχύνθη, ἐπλατύνθη] ; DeMundo 145:8↗ ܐܢ ܗ݂ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܬܦܬܐ ܗܢܐ݂܂ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܓܒ̈ܐ ܩܘܡܛܣ ܡܬܩܪܐ‏ : if this widens to both sides, it is called a comet
(1)
to be distended
Syr
(2)
to be spread abroad
Syr
DionbScomt 92:17 ܐܝܟ ܕܬܬܦܬܐ ܣܒܪܬܗ‏ : so that his gospel could be widely spread ; StSin9 63:17 ܐܬܦܬܝ ܕܝܢ ܫܡܗ݀ ܒܟܠܗ݀ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ‏
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