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rwḥ (a/u) vb. to breathe easily; D to placate
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Gpəˁalto breathe easily3 senses▶
1
to breathe easily
Syr
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of breath
Syr
IMac7a1 13:7↗ ܘܪܚܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܡܚܕܐ ܕܫܡܥܘ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ‏ : as soon as they heard these words the people breathed easily
2
fig. : to revive, recover
Syr
P Is60:5↗ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܬܚܙܝܢ ܘܬܢܗܪܝܢ܂ ܘܬܚܕܝܢ ܘܢܪܘܚ ܠܒܟܝ‏ : then shall you see and be shining and rejoicing and your heart at ease
3
to scent (?), to give off scent (?)
Qumran
QumNJ 11::5:1↗ כסין שבעה וספלין למרח ריח[ ٠٠٠‏
Dpaˁˁelto placate2 senses▶
1
to placate
Syr
2
to mollify, soften
Syr
Med 43:2 ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܕܲܡܦܵܘ̈ܫܫܵܢ ܘܲܡܪ̈ܲܝܚܵܢ‏ : those things that remove and mollify
Cˀafˁelto smell (trans.)4 senses▶
1
to smell (trans.)
Common Aramaic
P Ex30:38↗ ܠܡܪܚܘ ܒܗ‏ ; P Ju16:9↗ ܡܐ ܕܡܪܝܚܐ ܒܗ ܢܘܪܐ‏ ; ICor12:17↗ ܘܸܐܠܘ݂ ܟܽܠܸܗ ܡܲܫܡܲܥܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܼܘܵܐ܃ ܐܲܝܟ݁ܲܢܵܐ ܡܪܝܼܚ ܗܼܘܵܐ‏ : if the whole (body) were hearing how would one smell? ; BT BB 73b(38)↗ ההוא טייעא דהוה מורח בעפרא‏ : a certain Arab who used to smell the earth (to determine which direction to follow) ; DMI 3:2↗ ainia hzata lahazian ˁudnia lašamin unhira mindam lamarha : the eyes see no sight, the ears do not hear, and the nose does not smell a thing ; PJ Gen27:27↗ ונשיק ליה וארח ית ריחא דלבושוי‏ : he kissed him and he smelled the smell of his clothing
(1)
fig. : to perceive
Qumran, Syr
11QtgJob 33.6=39:25↗ מן רחיק יריח קרבה‏ ; P Job39:25↗ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܡܪܝܚ ܩܪܒܐ‏ : he smells battle from afar
2
to blow
Syr
3
to make someone smell something
Man
AM 128:1↗ ušuplẖ uarihlẖ : rub it on him and make him smell it
4
to presage
Syr
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalܐܸܬܪܲܝܲܚ : to be appeased, placated1 sense▶
ܐܸܬܪܲܝܲܚ : to be appeased, placated
Syr
TDN.42:22↗ ܠܐ ܡܬܬܦܝܣܢܘܬܐ ܡܬܟܒܫܐ܂ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܡܬܪܝ݁ܚ‏ : non-compliance is crushed and wrath is appeased ; JS_Elijah 4:197↗ ܣܲܠܼܝܩ ܪܽܘܓܙܸܗ ܘܠܵܐ ܡܸܬܪܲܝܲܚ‏ : his wrath is elevated and he cannot be appeased
Ctˀettafˁalto be smelled1 sense▶
to be smelled
Syr
EphFid 27:5.5↗ ܡܬܬܪܝܚ ܪܝܚܗ‏
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middle weak with yodh in derived stems; thus others have it s.v. ryḥ, but that is clearly not appropriate for the Syriac G forms
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Note the overlap with rwḥ #2 in the figurative meanings. This form is semantically influenced primarily by the noun ryḥ "smell" as well as by rwḥ in the sense of "breath".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1460[727]DJPA: 523aDJBA: 1075aJastrow: 1473Drower/Macuch: 428b, 426a, 427bJ. Payne-Smith: 533Levy Ch-W: 2:411DCPA[Schulthess]: 399[193]Qumran: 223

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