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qwpsˀ, qpsˀ (*qp̄os, qup̄sā) n.m. haunch
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haunch, knee joint
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IVMac10:6↗ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܘܩܦܣ̈ܐ ܕܒܘܪ̈ܟܘܗܝ ܘܝܨ̈ܝܠܘܗܝ ܡܬܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : his arms, knee joints, and elbows were shattered
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ܐܚܓܪ ܥܠ ܬܪܝܗܘܢ ܩܦܣ̈ܐ : to waver between two opinions
Syr
3KgdHex 18:21 ܥܕܡܐ ܠܸܐܡܲܬܝ ܐܢܬܘ݁ܢ ܡܲܚܓܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘ݁ܢ ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘ݁ܢ ܩ̈ܦܣܐ‏ : until when are you going to be limping on your two haunches
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fig. : sluice gate
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BHce2 525:11 ܩܘܦܣܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܡܐ ܕܐܫܬܡܛ܂ ܠܢܗܪ ܟܠܗ ܢ݁ܓܕ ܠܐܦ̈ܐ ܠܬܚܬ‏ : when the small sluice gate is withdrawn, it diverts the whole river toward below
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See also s.v. qps, qpsˀ n.m. (#4) : knee joint.

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