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spp (a/a) vb. to burn
GCDt
Gpəˁalto burn (intransitive)2 senses▶
1
to burn (intransitive)
Syr, Man
P Num11:3↗ ܕܣܦܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ‏ ; P 2K22:17↗ ܢܣܦ ܪܘܓܙܝ‏
2
to kindle
Man
Cˀafˁelto kindle, to burn1 sense▶
to kindle, to burn
Syr
JulSok 109(51):11↗ ܐܣܦܘ ܢܘܪܐ ܒܩ̈ܝܣܐ ܕܥܠܬܐ‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be inflamed1 sense▶
to be inflamed
Syr, JBAmb
JBABowl 87.1:5↗ ולא ניסתפף‏
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fig.:
Syr
SAL1 27:1 ܠܘܬ ܕܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܡܘܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܡܣܬܦܦܐ ܘܡܬܬܙܙܐ ܕܠܝܠ݂ܐܝܬ‏ : but against those illegal things it is easily inflamed and excited
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The transitive examples cited for G in Syriac in LS2 result from a combination of scribal error (i.e. ܒܪܝܬܐ instead of ܒܒܪܝܬܐ) and lexicographer's sloppiness. That fire "burns up" something in our language by saying "burns in" in Syriac does not make it transitive. For the supposed p.p. see s.v. spyp adj. On the other hand, the Mandaic examples seem clear.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1033[489]DJBA: 827aDrower/Macuch: 335aPayne-Smith: 2692J. Payne-Smith: 385

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