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sṭm, sdm (a/u) vb. to bind
GDGtDtCt
Gpəˁalto bind2 senses▶
1
to bind
Syr, JBAmb, Man
P Job30:21↗ ܘܒܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܣܛܡܬܢܝ‏ ; Levene M107:5 משלל סדים ומשמת‏ : plundered, bound, and banned
(1)
to make firm
Syr
AS 182:26 ܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܘܚܐܪܘܬܐ܂ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܣܛܡܐ ܘܡܚܝܨܐ ܢܦ̈ܫܬܐ‏ : th discipline and that freedom that keeps firm and tight control over appetites
(2)
to close tightly
Sam, Syr, JBA, Man
SamTgJ Num24:3, Num24:15↗ מהימן גברה אזדים חזותה‏ ; ActsThom 293:10↗ ܣܛܘܡܝܗܝ ܠܦܘܡܗ ܫ݁ܩܪܐ‏ ; BT Šab 66b(40)↗ וליסטמייה באברא‏ : let him close it up with lead
2
fig.: (gram.) to attach a diacritical point
Syr
ZDMG (1878):475:2 ܢܘ̈ܩܙܐ ܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܕܣܛܝܡܝܢ ܒܗ݀ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ‏ : those diacritical points placed in the text
Dpaˁˁelto fetter2 senses▶
1
to fetter
Syr
Jšddev1 216:2 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܡܣܛܡܝܢ ܡ݂ܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ‏
(1)
to strengthen
Palmyrene
2
(gram.) to provide with a point
Syr
BhGr 245:20 text not cited
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be bound, shackled2 senses▶
1
to be bound, shackled
Syr, Man
2
(gram.) to be pointed
Syr
BhGr 245:14 text not cited
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be fastened1 sense▶
to be fastened
Syr
Ctˀettafˁalto be tightened (?), seal oneself in (?)1 sense▶
to be tightened (?), seal oneself in (?)
Syr
Gr 78:14 ܗܪܟܐ ܟܠܢ ܐܬܬܣܛܡܢܢ ܒܐܠܗܐ‏ : here all of us have locked ourselves in with God [to avoid the evil without]
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Mand., JBAmb., LJLA sdm; Sam. זדם
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This form replaces stm in the Eastern dialects. The LS2 suggestion for a second root based on the Greek is to be rejected, although the phonetic shift from /t/ to /ṭ/ may have been influenced by the loanword sṭm n.m.
For the grammatical usage see Nestle, ZDMG 32 (1878): 476.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 996[468]DJBA: 798bJastrow: 973Drower/Macuch: 318a, 392aJ. Payne-Smith: 373Levy Ch-W: 2:155Tal Sam: 221

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