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pwrstn
(pursəṯān)
adj.
crafty
√
pwrs, pwrsˀ
v.n.D
clever, crafty (
with a negative connotation
)
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KwD<sup>2</sup> 181:3
ܡܦܣ ܗܘܐ ܒܨܢܝܥܘܬܗ ܘܝܕܘܥܬܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܦܪܘܣܬܢ
mps hwˀ bṣnyˁwth wydwˁtn hwˀ wprwstn
מפס הוא בצניעותה וידועתן הוא ופרוסתן
ܡܦܣ ܗܘܐ ܒܨܢܝܥܘܬܗ ܘܝܕܘܥܬܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܦܪܘܣܬܢ
mps hwˀ bṣnyˁwth wydwˁtn hwˀ wprwstn
מפס הוא בצניעותה וידועתן הוא ופרוסתן
ܡܦܣ ܗܘܐ ܒܨܢܝܥܘܬܗ ܘܝܕܘܥܬܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܦܪܘܣܬܢ
ܡܦܣ ܗܘܐ ܒܨܢܝܥܘܬܗ ܘܝܕܘܥܬܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܦܪܘܣܬܢ
: he was convincing in his guile, intelligent and clever
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Derivatives
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pursəṯānāˀīṯ
adv.
— craftily
pursəṯānū, pursəṯānūṯā
n.f.
— craftiness
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Notes & Bibliography
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1171[600]
J. Payne-Smith:
439
BarBahlul:
1128:11
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