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pys, pysˀ
(pyās, pyāsā)
v.n.
persuading
√
pys
vb.
1
persuasion, argumentation
Syr
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JBA
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Man
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2 citations
AphDiatess1990 104:30
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ܐܣܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܦܝ̈ܣܐ ܨܢܝ̈ܥܐ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܓܢܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ
ˀsẅtˀ dyn bpÿsˀ ṣnÿˁˀ r̈ˁynˀ dkl ˀnš gnbyn hww
אסותא דין בפיסא צניעא רעינא דכל אנש גנבין הוו
ܐܣܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܦܝ̈ܣܐ ܨܢܝ̈ܥܐ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܓܢܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ
ˀsẅtˀ dyn bpÿsˀ ṣnÿˁˀ r̈ˁynˀ dkl ˀnš gnbyn hww
אסותא דין בפיסא צניעא רעינא דכל אנש גנבין הוו
ܐܣܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܦܝ̈ܣܐ ܨܢܝ̈ܥܐ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܓܢܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ
ܐܣܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܦܝ̈ܣܐ ܨܢܝ̈ܥܐ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܓܢܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ
: the physicians were misleading [lit.: stealing thoughts of] everyone with crafty persuasive arguments
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EphFid 55:11.2
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ܩܛܝܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܝܣܐ
qṭyrˀ dlˀ pysˀ
קטירא דלא פיסא
ܩܛܝܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܝܣܐ
qṭyrˀ dlˀ pysˀ
קטירא דלא פיסא
ܩܛܝܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܝܣܐ
ܩܛܝܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܝܣܐ
: perforce without any argument
(1)
power of persuading
Syr
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1 citation
Hab 34:21
text not cited
(2)
supplication
Syr
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1 citation
BT Nid 37a(5)
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עבדי רבנן פייסא
ˁbdy rbnn pyysˀ
ܥܒܕܝ ܪܒܢܢ ܦܝܝܣܐ
ܥܒܕܝ ܪܒܢܢ ܦܝܝܣܐ
ˁbdy rbnn pyysˀ
עבדי רבנן פייסא
ܥܒܕܝ ܪܒܢܢ ܦܝܝܣܐ
ܥܒܕܝ ܪܒܢܢ ܦܝܝܣܐ
: the scholars made a reconciliation
2
assent to persuasion, conviction
Syr
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1 citation
Col2:2
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ܥܘ݂ܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܦ݁ܝܵܣܵ
ˁw̱ṯrāˀ dapyāsā
עוּתרָא דַּפּיָסָ
ܥܘ݂ܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܦ݁ܝܵܣܵ
ˁw̱ṯrāˀ dapyāsā
עוּתרָא דַּפּיָסָ
ܥܘ݂ܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܦ݁ܝܵܣܵ
ܥܘ݂ܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܦ݁ܝܵܣܵ
(1)
ܒ̈ܢܲܝ ܦܝܵܣܵܐ : those disposed to believe
Syr
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1 citation
AphDem22.441:8
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ܕܐܢܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܦܝܣܐ ܟܬܒ݁ܬ
dˀnˀ lb̈ny pysˀ ktbt
דאנא לבני פיסא כתבּת
ܕܐܢܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܦܝܣܐ ܟܬܒ݁ܬ
dˀnˀ lb̈ny pysˀ ktbt
דאנא לבני פיסא כתבּת
ܕܐܢܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܦܝܣܐ ܟܬܒ݁ܬ
ܕܐܢܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܦܝܣܐ ܟܬܒ݁ܬ
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Derivatives
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pyāsā, pyāstā
n.f.
— attempt at persuasion
pyāsāy
adj.
— intercessory
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1188[567]
DJBA:
900a
Jastrow:
1162
Drower/Macuch:
369b, 360b
J. Payne-Smith:
444
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