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sry (srē) adj. stinking
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stinking
Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
AQoh.282↗ ܢܬܕܡܘܢ ܠܡܝ̈ܐ ܣܪ̈ܝܐ‏ : they will be like putrid water ; PhiloxDisc 10:01↗ ܚܲܫܐ ܗܵܢܐ ܣܲܪܝܐ ܘܲܢܕܼܝܕܐ‏ ; P Prov11:22↗ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܣܪܝܬ/ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ݀/ ܛܥܡܐ‏ ; BT Hor 12a(45)↗ גלדנא סריא‏ : a putrid g'-fish ; PJ Deut1:19↗ ועקרבין כקשתין סריין רמיין לקובליכון‏
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of a sore: see s.v. qṭrh n.f.
Syr
2
ill-reputed
Syr, JBAmb
P Ex32:25↗ ܫܡܐ ܣܪܝܐ‏ ; JS_Elijah 1:902↗ ܘܲܫܡܵܐ ܣܲܪܝܵܐ ܘܒܸܗܬܲܬ̤ ܐܲܦܸ̈ܐ‏ : an odious name and public shame ; JBABowl 18.1:9↗ ורוח סרי‏ : an odious spirit
3
lazy (?)
JBA
BT San 22a(33)↗ חד סרי ול^א^ גנב‏ : one (who) is lazy and (therefore) does not steal
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The meaning "lazy" is based on the geonic interpretation cited in DJBA.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1041[499]DJBA: 831aDrower/Macuch: 315bPayne-Smith ~: 2723J. Payne-Smith: 391

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