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qll (a/a) vb. to be light
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Gpəˁalto be light5 senses▶
1
to be light
Common Aramaic
(1)
to be made light of
Sam, JBA
BT Git 35a(30)var.↗ בשני דרב קיל"קל" נידרי‏ : in PN's time vows were treated leniently
(2)
to be lenient
Gal
PTŠab 13.d:3[2]↗ קלת וח{ו}מרת על דר׳ יודה קלת וחמרת על דרבנן‏ : according to the opinion of PN"the Rabbis it is both lenient and stringent ....
2
to be swift
Syr
P Job7:6↗ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܩܠܘ‏
3
to abate, begin to disappear
JLAtg, PTA, Syr, JBAmb
TgO Gen8:8↗ \אִם קַלוּ /הקלו/ מַיָא מֵעַל אַפֵי ארעא‏ ; TN Gen8:11↗ קלו"אתקלילו" מיא‏ : the waters abated ; ES1 123:26 ܒܗܝ݁ ܕܩܲܠܐܘ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܐܦܝ̈ܗ݀‏ : inasmuch as the water abated from its surface ; JulSok 417(205):1↗ ܘܩܠ ܡܢ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܕܚܫܗܘܢ‏ : the burden of their pain eased from their mind ; P Gn8:8↗ ܩܠܘ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܪܥܐ‏ ; JBAmb2 110:5↗ ניקלון נידרא וקריתא ٠٠٠ ונישתקלון מינה וניסתלקון מן ביתה‏ : may the vow and mishap demons abate and be taken away from him and disappear from his house
4
to be little, few, unimportant
Sam
5
to curse(?)
Gal
SYAP 33:43↗ חציף את למֵיקוֹל‏ : you are brazen to curse †
Dpaˁˁelto lighten3 senses▶
1
to lighten
Common Aramaic
(1)
to alleviate
Sam
(2)
to make a lenient ruling
Gal
PTKil 28.d:23[2]↗ ר׳ יהודה דהוא מק{{ל}}^י^ל תמן ^ד^יקלל הכא‏ : PN who makes a lenient ruling there will certainly do so here
2
to treat lightly, dishonor
CPA
CPA 1R(1Sam)2:22↗ ܘܗܘܘ ܡܩ̈ܠܠܝܢ ܢܫܝ̈ܐ‏ ; CPA Lam1:11↗ ܕܐ݁ܬܥܒܕܬ݁ ܡܩܐܠܠܐ‏ : that I have become dishonored
(1)
to revile
Syr
JSmem 4:18↗ ܕܢܩܠܠܟ ܐܢܫ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܬ‏ : no one has a way to revile you
3
to curse
OfAPer, Gal, Sam, Syr
PTYom 40.d:60[2]↗ שמע פרסייא מקלל לבריה ביה ומית‏ : he heard the Persian cursing his son with it (i.e the ineffable name), and he died ; SamTgJ Gen12:3↗ ואברך מברכיך ומקלליך אלוט‏ : I shall bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you ; P Lv19:140↗ ܠܐ ܬܩܠܠ ܚܪܫ‏
Cˀafˁelmn : to make something lighter, remove a burden4 senses▶
1
mn : to make something lighter, remove a burden
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgJ 1K12:4↗ אֲבוּך אַקשִי יָת נִירַנָא וְאַת כְעַן אֲקֵיל מִפֻלחָנָא דַאֲבוּך קַשיָא‏ ; P 1S6:5↗ ܢܩܠ ܐܝܕܗ ܡܢܟܘܢ‏ ; P Acts27:38↗ ܐܲܩܸܠܘ ܡܸܢ ܐܸܠܦ݂ܵܐ‏ : they lightened the ship's load ; PJ Ex18:22↗ ויקילון מן מטול דעלך‏ : they will lighten the burden on you
(1)
to act in a lax manner
Gal
PTNed 37.c:13[2]↗ חמיתך מיקל וחמרית עלך‏ : I saw you acting in a lax manner so I was stringent against you
(2)
to alleviate
Sam, JBA
BT Šab 129b(26)↗ אבל אקולי מיקל‏ : but it does alleviate (symptoms)
2
to treat lightly
Gal, JBAg
PTMeg 74.a:49[2]↗ ר׳ יוחנן מיקל לנשייא דשטחן בגדיהון על אוירא דבי {{כנישתא}}‏ ; Anan 13:10↗ אי מקיל בגוה מידין עלה‏ : if he makes light of it he is judged on it
(1)
to rule leniently
JBA
BT Er 46a(48)↗ באבלות הוא דאקילו בה רבנן‏ : it was regarding mourning that the scholars made a ruled leniently
(1)
to exonerate
Syr
(2)
to degrade, dishonor
JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Sam, LJLA
TgJ Is23:9↗ לַאְקָלָא כָל יַקִירֵי אַרעָא‏ : to dishonor all the honored ones of the land ; PTDem 22.a:16[2]↗ מאן דידע בנפשיה דלא אקיל לבר נש מן ישראל מן יומוי‏ : whoever knows of himself that he never dishonored any person of Israel ; Lag(374) John8:49↗ ܡܘܩܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܐܬܘܢ ܡܩ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܝ‏ : I honor the Father while you dishonor me ; TgPs55:13↗ ארום לא בעיל דבבא יקל יתי ואסובר‏ : for the enemy will not dishonor me and I bear it
(1)
w. ܥܲܠ : to scorn, despise
Syr
EphNis 14:13.1↗ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܐ ܡܩܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ‏ : here the latter stories make light of the former ; LG 21:3(1)↗ ܘܠܵܐ ܢܸܗܘܸܐ ܣܪܼ̈ܝܩܲܝ ܫܽܘܒܚܵܐ ܕܡܲܩܠܼܝܢ ܚܲܕ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܕ ܘܚܵܣܡܼܝܢ ܚܲܕ ܒܚܲܕ‏ : that we should not be ones devoid of praise who scorn one another and envy each other
(3)
to overcome
Syr
IA1 296:v32 text not cited
3
to hasten
Syr
Am1 477:16↗ ܘܡܲܩܸܠ ܗܘܐ ܗܠܟܬ̈ܗ ܕܠܐ ܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ‏ : he hastened his travels without delay ; IAB 206:21 ܠܗܢܐ ܒܝܬܐ ܙܕܩ ܗܘ܃ ܕܢܬܚܦܛ ܢܲܩܘܠ ܢܒܢܐ‏ : it is right for us to strive to hasten to build that house
4
to curse
JLAtg, Gal, Sam, LJLA
TgO Ex22:27↗ דַיָינָא לָא תַקִיל וְרַבָא בְעַמָך לָא תְלוּט‏ ; PTAZ 44.a:6[2]↗ הוה מחי ליה הוה מיקל ליה‏ : he hit him, and (the other one) cursed him ; SamTgJ Lev20:9↗ אביו ואמה אקל‏ ; TgEsth2 2:5(3)↗ אקיל שמעי לדוד מלכא‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto abate, become diminished3 senses▶
1
to abate, become diminished
PTA
GT D Gen8:8↗ הא אֶין אֶתְקַלַּלוּ מַיָא מֶן עֶלָּאוֵי אַפֵהּ דְּאַרְעָא‏ : [MT:הֲקַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה]
(1)
to be eased
Syr
ESSerm4 3:v119 ܡܬܩܠܠ ܒܗܢܐ ܢܝܫܐ | ܟܠ ܥܘܣܩ ܠܓܢܒܪ ܚܝܠܐ‏ : by this goal every difficulty is alleviated for the fighter ; P 4Ezra 11:46↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܬܢܝܚ ܘܬܬܩܠܠ ܟܠܗ݀ ܐܪܥܐ‏
2
to be despised
Syr
ES2 384:2 ܕܠܗܠ ܐܬܩܠܠ݂ܘ ܐܝܟܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܡܣ݁ܬܓܕܝܢ‏ : those which were despised there, how are they worshipped here?
3
to be cursed
Sam
Ltethpolal, ethpay/wcel, ethpālalאתקולל : to abate, become diminished1 sense▶
אתקולל : to abate, become diminished
LJLA
PJ Gen8:8↗ אין איתקוללו מיא מעילוי אנפי ארעא‏
QtquadTto be spoiled1 sense▶
to be spoiled
Sam
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See also s.v. qly#2 vb. "To curse" is surely a Hebraism in later texts; but it is restored with fair certainty in the Aramaic version of the Bisitun inscription (TAD C2.1 11..73), as was pointed out to us by Kyle Young.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1372[665]DJPA: 494aDJBA: 1020aJastrow: 1377Drower/Macuch: 413b, 406bPayne-Smith: 3614J. Payne-Smith: 505Levy Ch-W: 2:362Tal Sam: 778DNWSI: 1011DCPA[Schulthess]: 374[180]

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