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skl vb. to do wrong
GCDtCt
Gpəˁalto do wrong1 sense▶
to do wrong
JPAEpig, Gal, CPA, Sam
EchR[1]91(2)↗ חטית וסיכלת‏ : I sinned and did wrong
Cˀafˁelto sin2 senses▶
1
to sin
CPA, Syr, Man
CPA Matt27:4↗ ܐܣܟܠܬ ܕܡܣܪܬ ܐܕܡ ܙܟܝ݁‏ : I sinned for I betrayed innocent blood ; P 2S24:10↗ ܐܣܟܠܬ ܛܒ‏ ; P Mt18:15↗ ܐܲܣܟܸ݁ܠ ܒ̇ܵܟ݂ ܐܲܚܘ݂ܟ݂‏ ; ATS 1.2:1029↗ hṭit uasklit
(1)
to err
Syr
AphDiatess1990 32:9↗ ܘܠܐ ܐܣܟܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܠܦܢܐ ܗܘܐ‏ : he did not make a mistake since he was a teacher
(2)
w. b_ : to mistreat, injure someone/something
Syr, JBAmb, Man
KwD<sup>2</sup> 119:9 ܐܢܬ ܚܘܝܐ ܕܩܛܠܬ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܗܢܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܐܣܟܠ ܒܟ‏ : you are the snake that killed this lad when he did not harm you ; JBABowl 52.1:13↗ ואסכולא לא תסכלון ביה‏ : you must not injure him in any way ; GY 8:9↗ ulamasklia had bhabrẖ ulahaṭin bihdadia : they do not mistreat one another and do not sin against each other ; MandAmulet 6:60↗ uasklat bˁskupta ubita ḏnukraia hrbat : she harmed the threshold and ruined the house of PN
(1)
to attempt to treat badly
Sam
SamTgJ Num22:30↗ הסכלו הסכלת למעבד לך אכהן‏ : did I ever venture to do something like this to you?
2
to behave foolishly, act stupidly
JLAtg, PTA, Syr, LJLA
TgO Gen31:28↗ כְעַן אַסכֵילתָא לְמַעֲבַד‏ : now you have acted foolishly ; TgJ 1Sam26:21var.↗ הָא אסכלית וְאִטְפַשִית‏ ; TN Gen31:28↗ text not cited ; P 1S13:13↗ ܐܣܟܠܬ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܪܬ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܕܦܩܕܟ‏ ; PJ Gen31:28↗ כדון אסכלתא מה דעבדת‏
(1)
to be deceived
Syr
GalSimp 259:6 text not cited
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto err2 senses▶
1
to err
Syr
Am7 710:16↗ ܐܸܣܬܲܟܲܠ ܒܗܕܝܘܛܘܬܐ‏ : he erred in his simple-mindedness
2
to become confused
JLAtg
TgJ 1Sam26:21var.↗ הָא אִסתַכַלִית וְאִטְפֵישִית סַגִי לַחדָא‏ : I have now become very very confused and befuddled †
Ctˀettafˁal(sin) to be committed1 sense▶
(sin) to be committed
Syr
HippAp 4(4)↗ ܕܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܬܣܟ̈ܠܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܥܣܩܐܝܬ ܡܣܝܒܪܝܢ‏ : for they manage faulty behaviors with more difficulty
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Note that in Jewish texts the examples are rare and the main idea remains that of "foolish", as in Hebrew; while in the other dialects "sinning" and "mistreatment" constitute the semantic core.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1009[473]DJPA: 377bDJBA: 810bJastrow: 991Drower/Macuch: 331aJ. Payne-Smith: 377Tal Sam: 587aDNWSI: 785DCPA[Schulthess]: 287[136]DJA: 67b

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