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qry vb. to call
GDCGt
Gpəˁalto call6 senses▶
1
to call
Common Aramaic
BT Šab 140b(30)↗ וכי קארי איניש אבבא‏ : when someone cries out at the door (to be admitted) ; BT Pes 2a(23)↗ קרייה רחמ׳ לנהורא ואזהריה אמצואתא דיממא‏ : the Merciful One summoned the light and put it in charge over the commandments of the daytime
(1)
bšm : to invoke a name
Syr, LJLA
P 1K(1)18:24↗ ܘܩܪܘ ܒܫܡ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܟܘܢ‏ : invoke the name of your God ; TgPs80:19↗ תקיימיננא ובשמך נקרי‏ : You take care of us and we will invoke Your name
(2)
to name
Common Aramaic
QumNJ 554:1:2:8↗ שם תרעא דן קרין לה תרע אשר‏ ; TgJ 1K16:24↗ וֻקרָא יָת שְמַה דְקַרתָא דִבנָא עַל שוּם שַמַר מָרֵיה דְטוּרָא שוֹמְרוֹן‏ : he named the city that he built Samaria after the name of Shemer, the owner of the mountain ; P Ruth1:20↗ ܩܪܝܢܢܝ ܡܪܝܪܬ ܢܦܫܐ‏ : call me embittered of soul ; BT San 44a(5)↗ אסא שמיה ואסא קארו ליה‏ : its name is myrtle and they call it myrtle
(1)
+ על שׁם : to name for
JBA
BT San 5b(1)↗ על שם ^ח^כמתיה הוא דקארי ליה הכי‏ : it is for his wisdom that they name him so
(3)
to summon, invite
JLAtg, PTA, Syr
TgO Gen31:54↗ וֻקרָא לַאֲחוֹהִי לְמֵיכַל לַחמָא‏ : he invited his brothers to eat the meal ; TN Ex31:2↗ וקריית בשם טב דרבן בצלאל בר אורי בר חור‏ : I have invited our master PN by his good name ; P Ex34:15↗ ܢܩܪܘܢܟ ܘܬܐܟܘܠ ܡܢ ܕܒܚܝ̈ܗܘܢ‏ ; P 1S9:13↗ ܐܟܠܝܢ ܕܩܪܝܢ‏ : the ones who are invited will eat ; P Lk7:39↗ ܦ݁ܪܼܝܫܵܐ ܗܲܘ ܕ݁ܲܩܪܵܝܗܼܝ‏ : the Pharisee who had invited him ; ICor10:27↗ ܐܸܢ ܐܼܢܵܫ ܕܸ݁ܝܢ ܡܸܢ ܚܲܢܦ݂ܸܐ̈܂ ܩܵܪܸܐ ܠܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ‏
(1)
to call to a clerical position
Syr
P Gn27:1↗ ܩ݂ܪܐ ܠܥܣܘ ܒܪܗ ܪܒܐ‏
(1)
p.p. : someone positioned so
Syr
2
to read
Common Aramaic
Ezra 4:18↗ קֱרִי קָדָמָי‏ : it was read in my presence ; BT Tan 24a(50)↗ מאן דלא קארי משחידנא ליה עד דקארי‏ : I give a gift (of fish) to whomever (among the children) cannot read until he can read
(1)
to learn to recite scripture
Gal, Syr, JBA
PTTan 68.a:28[2]↗ הן קריתה‏ : where did you learn scripture? ; BTŠvu 14b(36)↗ זיל קרי בי{ה} רב‏
(2)
על: to apply a biblical verse to someone
Gal, JBA
PTTan 66.d:54[2]↗ וקרא על גרמיה‏ : he applied to himself the verse ... ; BT Qid 21b(49)↗ כל היכא דקרינא ביה והבאתה אל תוך ביתיך קרינא ביה וראית בשבייה‏ : to whatever I apply the verse והבאתה אל תוך ביתיך I also apply the verse וראית בשבייה ; BT BM 60b(22)↗ קרי אנפשיה, צדיק מצרה נחלץ‏ : he would apply the verse Proverbs 11:8 to himsef
(3)
to recite a ritual liturgy
Man
ATS 2.3:1566↗ masiqta ḏhaiašum ˁlẖ qria : recite Haiašum’s [a life spirit] funeral mass over him
3
to cry out
Common Aramaic
CPA Mark1:3↗ ܩܠ ܩܪܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ‏ ; GY 323:11 ↗ qra bqala niha uanihẖ llibai lsamkẖ : he cried with a gentle voice and set my heart upon its base (at ease) ; ShPDm 289 ↗ qrat bqalẖ uˁṣinpat : she cried out and shrieked
(1)
(of birds) to crow
Gal, Syr, JBA
P Mk14:30↗ ܩܕ݂ܵܡ ܕ݁ܢܸܩܪܸܐ ܬ݁ܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܠܵܐ‏ : before the cock crows ; BT Git 45a(40)↗ אתא עורבא וקא קרי‏ : a crow came and was crowing
(2)
to make a loud sound
Syr, JBA
P Lv25:9↗ ܩܪܘ ܒܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܕܝܘܒܒܐ‏ ; P Num10:6↗ ܒܩܪܢܐ ܢܩܪܘܢ ܒܡܫ̈ܩܠܢܝܗܘܢ‏ : they should sound the horn on their journeys ; P 2Ch23:13↗ ܘܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܂܂܂ ܩ݁ܪ̈ܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ‏ ; BT MQ 17b(1)↗ שקליה ואחתיה בכדא ואנחה בי קברי וקרי ביה אלפא דשיפורי בארבעין יומי‏ : take it and put it in a jar, set in down in a cemetery, and blow a thousand shofar blasts into it over forty days
4
to proclaim, to declare
OfAEg, BADan, Syr
Dan 3:4↗ וְכָרוֹזָא קָרֵא בְחָיִל‏ : the herald was forcefully proclaiming
(1)
to create by proclamation
Syr, Man
GY 338:2↗ alma ḏqrit lmahu damia : the world you created, what is it like?
(2)
fem. p.p. of the above: creature
Man
(3)
to announce a price
JBA
BT BM 51a(12)↗ ההוא גברא דהוה נקיט ורשכי, שוו חמשה וקרי שיתא‏ : a certain man who had war$aki (to sell), they were worth five but he would price them at six
5
metaph.: to prompt, urge, cause
Syr
ES1 545:47 ܥܠܬܐ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܩܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܠܪ̈ܒܪܒܢܘܗܝ ܠܡܒܕܩܘܬܗ ܠܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ‏ : the cause that prompted the king and his nobles to examine the records ; Addai.3.9↗ ܕܠܡܐ ܥܠ݂ܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܬܩܪܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܒܥܠܕܒܒܘܬܐ‏ : lest this excuse be a cause of enmity ; MaryMagi 10↗ ܘܡܵܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܐ݁ ܩܪܵܬܟܽܘܢ ܕܬܼܐܬܽܘܢ ܡܸܢ ܐܲܬܪܟܽܘܢ‏ : what reason caused you to come from your place?
6
ܝܘܡܐ + p.p. : festival day
Syr
GregOr 41 27.2.28↗ ܝܘܡܐ ܩܲܪܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ‏ ; P Lv23:35↗ ܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܩܪܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ‏
Dpaˁˁelto cry out repeatedly1 sense▶
to cry out repeatedly
Man
Cˀafˁelto order to proclaim2 senses▶
1
to order to proclaim
Syr
P Neh8:15↗ ܐܩܪܝܘ ܟܪ̈ܘܙܐ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܝܗܘܢ‏ : they had heralds proclaim in all their towns
2
to have someone read
Syr
(1)
to teach by having students read
Syr, JBA
BT Tan 24a(48)↗ מקרי דרדקי אנא ומקרינא לבני עניי כבני עתירי‏ : I am an elementary school teacher, and I teach the children of the poor to read like the children of the rich
(1)
to teach to read Scripture
JBA
BT Ber 17a(48)↗ באקרויי בניהו בי כנישתא‏ : by teaching their sons to read in the synagogue
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be called3 senses▶
1
to be called
Common Aramaic
OS MtCur21:13↗ ܒܝܬܝ ܒܝܬ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ‏ : my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples ; GY 20:17↗ uˁtqrun mzarzia balma : be called valiant in the world
(1)
to be invited, summoned
BADan, JLAtg, CPA, Syr, JBA
Dan 5:12↗ כְּעַן דָּנִיֵּאל יִתְקְרֵי וּפִשְׁרָה יְהַחֲוֵה‏ : let Daniel now be summoned and let him tell its interpretation ; TgJ 1Sam3:8↗ אְרֵי מִן קֳדָם יְיָ מִתקְרֵי לְרָביָא‏ : for the lad had been summoned by the Lord ; Lag(361) John2:2↗ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܕܝ ܐܘܦ ܡܪܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܗܘ ܘܬܠ̈ܡܝܕܘܝ ܠܡܫܬܘܬܐ‏ : Lord Jesus was also invited to the wedding—he and his disciples ; TB 4:34.7↗ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܠܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܐܠ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܙܠ‏ : who was invited to the feast and did not excuse himself from going ; BT BB 58a(36)↗ כל דיין דמתקרי לדין לא שמיה דיין‏ : any judge summoned to court is not worthy of the name "judge"
(1)
impersonal
JLAtg
TgJ 1Sam3:8↗ וֻסבַר עֵלִי אְרֵי מִן קֳדָם יְיָ מִתקְרֵי לְרָביָא‏ : Eli understood that the lad had been summoned by God
(2)
to be appointed
Syr, JBAg
Addai.36.1↗ ܗܕܐ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܐܬܩܪܝܬܘܢ ܠܗ݂‏ : this ministry to which you have been appointed ; IShGF 78:10, 103:7, 111:4 text not cited
(2)
to be named, termed
Common Aramaic
PAT269:1.2↗ ḃṙ tymy dy mtqrh ḥkyšw ; 4Q246 .1.9↗ ר]ב̇א יתקרא ובשמה יתכנה‏ ; TgJ 1Sam9:9↗ אְרֵי לִנבִיָא יוֹמָא דֵין מִתקְרֵי מִלְקַדמִין חָזוֹיָא‏ : today's prophet was previously termed seer ; BT Git 62a(52)↗ ומנלן דרבנן איקרו מלכי‏ : how do we know that the scholars were called kings? ; Anan 107:24↗ בני משפחה נמי איקרו אחים‏ : family members were also called "brothers" ; TgJob3:19↗ יעקב דאתקרי דרדק ואברהם דאתקרי קשיש‏ : Jacob who was called "small" and Abraham who was called "old"
(1)
w. šm as subj.
Common Aramaic
GenApoc 14.12↗ ובזרעה יתקרה ש̇מ̊ך̇‏ ; TgJ Ez34:31↗ וְאַתוּן עַמִי עַם דְאִתקְרִי שְמִי עֲלוֹהִי‏ ; P Gn27:36↗ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܫܡܗ ܝܥܩܘܒ‏
(1)
+ על שׁם : to be named for
JLAtg, JBA, LJLA
TgO Gen38:9↗ וִידַע אוֹנָן אֲרֵי לָא עַל שְמֵיה מִתקְרֵי זַרעָא‏ : Onan knew that the offspring would not be named for him ; BT Ned 31a(18)↗ אתקרו על שמי׳‏ ; PJ Gen38:9↗ text not cited
(2)
impersonal
JLAtg
TgJ Is1:26↗ בָתַר כֵין יִתקְרֵי לִיך קַרתָא דְקוּשטָא‏ : afterward you shall be called the city of truth ; TgJ Ez10:13↗ לְאוֹפַנַיָא לְהוֹן אִתקְרִי גִלגָלָא וַאֲנָא שָמַע‏ : while I was listening the wheels were termed גלגלא
(3)
to be called into being by proclamation, created
Man
JohnBook 231:3↗ kḏ lahuat tibil ulaˁtiqria alma : when the Earth did not exist and the world had not been called in being
(4)
to be recalled from or to a position
Syr
MiS 133a:15 ܦܩܕ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܥܘܢܕܢܗ ܕܢܬܩܪܐ ܩܕ܊ ܐܬܐܢܐܣܝܘ݁ܣ ܡ݂ܢ ܐܟܣܘܐܪܝܐ‏ : at the time of his death he ordered sainted Athanasius to be recalled from exile
2
to be read
Nabatean, Syr, JBA, LJLA
NabCvLet 10:3.24↗ wˀnpqt šṭr ˁdwˀ h[w] wˀtqry : you/I produced that transfer document and it was read ; Addai.3.15↗ ܘܐܬ݂ܩܪܝܬ ܗܘܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ‏ : the letter was read to him ; JulSok 39(16):28↗ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܟ̈ܬܝܒܬܗ‏ ; MG 1:55.2.19↗ חלמא דלא מיפשר כאיגרתא דלא מיקריא‏ : an uninterpreted dream is like a letter that has not been read ; PJ Deut27:8↗ מתקרי בחד לישן ומיתרגם בשיבעין לישנין‏ : read in one language and translated into seventy languages
(1)
(liturgy) to be recited
Man
ATS 2.3:1578↗ kul had masiqta ḏmitqirialẖ : every funeral mass recited for him
3
(instrument) to make a musical sound
Syr
P Is27:13↗ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܒܫܝܦܘܪܐ‏ ; P Am3:6↗ ܡܬܩܪܐ ܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ‏
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pass. ptc.: ܩܲܪܝܵܐ‏, ܩܪ̈ܲܝܵܐ‏; Palm "he called out to him" often qrlh
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On the Mandaic usage 'to create' cf. also ES Ref cxxxliiin.
See also note s.v. kly #2 vb.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1406[689]DJPA: 504bDJBA: 1039bJastrow: 1418Drower/Macuch: 414b, 402b, 415bPayne-Smith: 3712J. Payne-Smith: 516bLevy Ch-W: 2:382Tal Sam: 799DNWSI: 1025DCPA[Schulthess]: 382[183]BarBahlul: 893:27DJA: 78bQumran: 212

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