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qrm, qrmˀ (qrām, qrāmā) v.n. covering
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covering, overlaying
Syr
P Ex27:10↗ ܩܪܡܗܘܢ ܕܣܐܡܐ‏ ; P Num17:3↗ ܩܪܡܐ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ‏
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felt or felt-like soft material
Syr, JBA, LJLA
P Prov7:16↗ ܒܬܫܘܝܬܐ ܫܘܝܬ ܥܪܣܝ܂ ܘܒܩܪ̈ܡܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܩܪܡܬܗ݀‏ ; BT BM 60b(10)↗ לכסכוסי קירמא‏ : to rub q'-material (in order to soften it) ; TgProv7:16↗ בתש{יו}<וי>תא שוית ערסי ובקרמא מצראה קרמתה‏ : I made my bed on a sleeping mat and covered it with Egyptian felt
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ܩܪܡ ܕ̈ܦܐ : panelling
Syr
2
membrane
JBA, JBAg
BT Ḥul 112b(9)↗ דגים רפו קרמייהו עופות קמיטי‏ : fish membranes are loose, fowl: constricted ; HM(1) 83:(1)29↗ קרמא דמוקרא דדכרא או דברחא‏ : a membrane of the brain of a ram or a buck
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JBA distinguishes the two meanings by spelling: material קירמא ; membrane קרמא; קראמא
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See also DJBA p. 1016.

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