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qryh, qrytˀ (qrāyā, qrāytā) n.f. calling; reading
1
calling
CPA, Syr
CPA IIThes1:11↗ ܕܝܥܒܕ ܝܬܟܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܘ̈ܝܢ ܕܩܪܝܬܗ̈‏ : that God may make you worthy of His calling ; 5542049.00600118↗ ܕܬ݁ܕܘܥܘܢ ܡܐ ܕܗܘ ܣܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܬ‍<‍ܟ‍>‍ܘܢ‏ : that you may know the hope of your calling ; IIPet 1:10↗ ܩܪܵܝܬ݁ܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܘܲܓ݂ܒ݂ܼܝܬ݂ܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ ܡܫܲܪܲܪܬ̇ܵܐ ܬܸ݁ܥܒ݁ܕ݂ܘ݂ܢ‏ : you will make your calling and election certain
(1)
invocation
Syr
TDN.28:8↗ ܟܕ ܐܡ݁ܪ ܩܪܝ݁ܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ݀ ܕܡܣܪܚܢܘܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ‏
(2)
invitation
Syr
Cyr1 278:3 ܨܥ݁ܪܘ ܕܝܢ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ‏ : they ignored(?) the invitation
2
appellation, designation
Syr
ThbK1 60:11↗ ܡܫܚܠܦܝܢ ܐܦ ܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܨ݁ܒܘܬܐ‏ : they even exchange the words for an object ; ThbK2 47:5↗ ܩܛܦܣܝܣ ܘܐܦܘܦܣܝܣ ܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ܂ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܐܝܢ ܘܠܐ‏ : katepsis and apopsis are Greek terms which in Syriac are "yes" and "no"
(1)
designation as bishop
Syr
JohEphB 97:25 ܥܠ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܘܡ݁ܥܠܬܗ ܕܐ݂ܘܛܝܟ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ‏
3
exclamation, adjuration
Syr, Man
(1)
(cock) crowing
Syr
BO3/2 339:32 ܐܝܬ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܩ݁ܪܐ ܬܪܢܓܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ܂ ܘܐܝܬ ܕܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ܂ ܘܐܝܬ ܕܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ‏ : their is (type of those who pray) after the cock crows one time, and there is at the second crowing, and there is at the third crowing
(2)
(shofar) clangor
Syr
P Lv23:24↗ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܢܝܚܐ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ‏
4
reading
Syr
Didasc 261:17 text not cited
(1)
recitation
Syr, LJLA
TgEsth2 3:8(19)↗ עלין לבי כנישתין קריין קרית שמע‏ : they enter their synagogues and recite the shema †
(1)
reading tradition, vocalization
Syr
(2)
item of text
Syr
IshExod 17:22↗ ܐܢ ܥܠ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܬܬܢܣܒ‏ : if the text is taken literally ; IshSong 221:12↗ ܠܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܥܣܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܗ݀ ܡܢܗܪܝܢܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ‏ : we shall explain only the difficult terms in it
(3)
poetic meter
Syr
5
(gram.) mood
Syr
BarZubiLLMA 4(2003):56) ܢܩܝ̈ܦܘܬܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܢܩܦܢ ܠܡܠܬܐ ܫܒܥ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ܂ ܓܢܣ̈ܐ܃ ܡܢܝ̈ܢܐ܃ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ܃ ܦܪܨܘ̈ܦܐ܃ ܐܝܢܝ̈ܘܬܐ܃ ܐܣܟܝ̈ܡܐ܃ ܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ̈‏ : seven then are the features attached to the verb: gender, number, time, person, class, pattern, mood ; MobergTerm 90* text not cited
6
forced mishap
JBAmb, Man
JBAmb2 54:4↗ מן לוטתא רחיקתא מן לוטתא קריבתא ומן קריתא מן נידרא מן איסורי מן כל עובדין בישין‏ ; JBAmb2 73:9↗ אפ[יכ]א ל[יל]יתא ונידרא וקריתא ו[ש]יקופתא‏
(1)
esp. caused by planetary forces
Man
Rue 378↗ ukul ruh nirig ukulhin qiriatẖ : every demonic force of Nirig and all of its forced mishaps
(2)
ominous event
Syr
LG 7:19(1)↗ ܕܠܵܐ ܢܸܛܲܪ ܐܘ݂ܪ̈ܵܥܸܐ ܘܲܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܬܵܐ‏ : lest we keep track of accidental encounters and events
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MD distinguishes between forms with and without prothetic a (pp. 33f.) and those without (pp. 416a, 356b). In the magical texts there also appears to be confusion between this word and qry, qryˀ n.m. We admit to confusion for Mandaic.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1410[690]Drower/Macuch: 416a, 356bPayne-Smith: 3716J. Payne-Smith: 519DCPA[Schulthess]: 383[183]

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