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rtm, rtmˀ (*rṯem, reṯmā) n.m. whisper
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whisper
Syr
ESL2 566:15 ܗܐ ܡܠܐ ܦܘܡܟ ܪܬܡܗ ܕܐܒܘܟ‏ ; JEhCh 197b:29 ܗ݂ܘ ܪܬܡ݂ ܐ݁ܘ ܙܘܥܐ ܘ݁ܘ ܪܡ݂ܙܐ ܕܡܚܫܒܬܐ‏ : the whisper or movement or "remzo" of divine thought ; EphFid 82:1.4↗ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܫܡܥ ܪܬܡܐ ܕܫܬܩܟܝ‏ : the one who hears your quiet whisper ; JulSok 147(70):14↗ ܡܕܡ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܐܬܓܠܝ ܠܢ ܘܐܬܡܠܠ ܥܡܢ܃ ܒܪܬܡܐ ܟܣܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ݂‏ : so whatever has been revealed to us a spoken with us by divinity's secret whisper
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soft sound
Syr
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(gram.) pronunciation, accent
Syr
BHGr 55:6 ܠܓܡܪ ܡܢ ܪܬܡܐ ܠܵܚܝܢ ܪܘܫܡܗ݀‏ : they completely eliminate its indication from pronunciation
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(gram.) an East-Syrian accent equivalent to ܙܵܘܥܵܐ
Syr
BZ 3:5 text not cited ; MasJsApp 98:6 text not cited
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The root itself is probably native, but grammatical and philosophical usage are undoubtedly influenced by the Greek form it often translates, i.e., ῤυθμός.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1495[747]J. Payne-Smith: 553

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