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rps, rpsˀ (rp̄es, rep̄sā) n.m. dancing
1
dancing
Syr, Man
BHMQ7 1.2.1 ܪ̈ܦܣܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܝܐ‏ : frenetic dances
(1)
wriggling
JBA
BT Er 40b(32)↗ דליוה לרטיבא רפסא בדוכתיה‏ : they lifted a moist thing (and found) wriggling in its place [a proverb]
2
trampling
Syr
Bhchr 505:23↗ ܒܪ̈ܦܣܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܝܗܘܢ ܩܛ݂ܠܘܗܝ‏ : they killed him by foot tramplings
3
subdivision of a minute, second
Syr
ThbK2 151:3↗ ܐܢܓܝܪ ܫܥܐ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܦܦܐ ܗܘ݁ܝܐ܃ ܘܪ̈ܦܦܐ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܦܣܐ܂ ܘܗܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܩܛܝܢܬ ܩ̈ܛܝܢܬܐ‏
4
(med.) a disease of the loins
JBAmb, Man
JBABowl 59.1:8↗ וריפסא‏ ; Rue 289↗ ruha hˁ ḏiatba lmaṭahiata umitqiria rips{u}ia : the spirit that infects the loins and is called r'
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1485[741]DJPA: 528bDJBA: 1077aJastrow: 1491Drower/Macuch: 433bJ. Payne-Smith: 548Levy Ch-W: 2:434

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