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swky, swkyˀ (sukkāy, sukkāyā) v.n.D expectation
expectation, hope
CPA, Syr
IIMac3:29↗ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܣܒܪܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܣܘܟܝܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ‏ : he had no hope nor even expectation of life ; BBah 1298:7↗ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܲܒܪܐ ܠܣܘ݂ܟܝܐ ܗ܊ ܕܣܘ݂ܟܝܐ ܥܠ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܐܟܚܕ ܘܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܗ݀ܘܸܐ܂ ܣܲܒܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ‏ : the difference between hope and expectation is that expectation is of both good and bad things while hope is only for good things
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