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sym, symˀ (syām, syāmā) v.n. placing
1
the act of placing
Syr
JBhSy 10:21 text not cited
(1)
placing
Syr
BhKJ 87:13 ܠܘ ܗܘ݂ ܟܕ ܗܘ݂ ܣܝܡܐ ܕܣܗܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܐܡܝܢܘ݂‏ : the position of the moon vis-a-vis the sun is not always the same
(2)
religious acts:
Syr
(1)
ܐܝܕܐ : laying on of hands, ordination
Syr
AphDem21.408:3↗ ܘܝܫܘܥ ܐܝܟ ܒܪ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܩܒܠ ܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ‏ ; ITim4:14↗ ܒ݂ܲܣܝܵܡ ܐܼܝܕ݂ܵܐ ܕ݁ܩܲܫܼܝܫܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ‏
(1)
a prayer said at such a ceremony
Syr
(2)
ܒܘܪܟܐ : genuflection
Syr
ZA12 67:13 text not cited ; IsNin18 140:12↗ ܣܝܵܡ ܒܘ݂ܪ̈ܟܹܐ ܣܲܓܝ݂̈ܐܹܐ ܕܥܵܒܹ݁ܕ݂ ܗܼܘ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܚܵܐ ܗܵܘ݁ ܒܠܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : the many genuflections that the brother would perform in the nights
(3)
ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ : creed
Syr
PO8 98:8 ܣܝܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܢܕܣ ܕܒܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ‏ : the creed of the synod of Chalcedon ; Syn 22:21 ܣܝܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬ ܕܬܠܬ ܡܐ̈ܐ ܘܬܡܢܬܥܣܪ ܐܦܝܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ‏ : (the Nicaean) creed of the 318 bishops
(1)
alone
Syr
CyrilLet 3:30 ܚܝܠܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܣܝ݁ܡܐ‏ : the meaning of the words in the Creed ; Philal 2:21↗ ܣܝ݁ܡܐ ܕܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ‏ : the creed of the (Chalcedonian council) of 150 holy fathers
2
the result of placing: something that is laid down
Syr
(1)
physical:
Syr
(1)
sign, mark
Syr, LJLA
Ps-Nonn 279(3) ܗܫܐ ܡ݁ܢ ܐܝܬ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܣܝ݁ܡܐ ܡܕܡ ܣܓܘܠܝܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ‏ : so now there is in the sky a certain cluster-like sign of stars ; PJ Ex32:20↗ וכל מאן דיהב תמן מאנא דדהבא הוה סימא נפקא באנפוי‏ : everyone who provided a golden vessel there, a mark would appear on his face
(1)
(gram.) ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܣܝܡܐ : preposition
Syr
MobergTerm 87* text not cited
(2)
pl. : plural points, syāmē
Syr
Esob Sy 29:5 text not cited
(3)
grammatical pointing
Syr
BhGr 245:20 245:22, 245:29 text not cited
(4)
a portion, allowance of food
Syr
(1)
needs for a bather in a bath building (wood? towels? water?)
Syr
apap 14:1 ܣܝܡܐ ܠܐܠܝܢ ܕܫܒܪܝܢ ܒܠܢܐ‏ : the set up for those heating up the bath
(5)
shoe
JBAg
(2)
abstract:
Syr
(1)
work
Syr
ESPas 62:4 text not cited
(2)
a composition
Syr
LSt.166:5↗ ܡܢ ܣܝܡܗ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܡܠܟ ܝܕܘܥ̈ܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܒܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ‏ : from the composition of our sainted father, king of intellectuals, Mar Gregorius, aka Bar Hebraeus
(1)
commentary
Syr
CatBod 36:6 text not cited
(2)
imaginary imposition
Syr
ROrChr 15 233:2 ܠܘ ܒܟܝܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܡܘ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬ̈ܙܝܢ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܣܝܡܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ‏ : the images that are seen in the sky do not actually exist other than through imposition alone
(3)
a proposition
Syr
(4)
ܢܡܘܣܐ :legislation (in particular of the Torah)
Syr
AphDem2.27:21↗ ܣܝܡ ܢܡܘܣܐ‏ : giving of the Law ; TB 3:47.48↗ ܟܠܗ ܣܝܡ ܢܡܘܣܐ‏
3
position, situation, placement
Syr
ArisCat 310 text not cited : [=Greek θέσις, διάθεσις] ; Kays 227:22↗ ܠܦܘ݂ܬ ܣܝܡܗ ܕܐܬܪܐ‏ : (winds differ) according to the situation of the place (where they originate) ; JECategories 7:302↗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܐܦ ܡܓܢܝܐ ܘܩܘܡܐ ܘܡܘܬܒܐ ܣܝ̈ܡܐ ܣܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܕܡ‏ : for lying down, rising, and sitting are positions while 'position' is one of the relative categories
(1)
planting, plantation
Syr
Geop 13:18↗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܥܒܪܐ ܗ݂ܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܕܬܩܒܠ ܣܝܡܐ‏ : until the time when that ground stops accepting planting
(2)
layer
Syr
JbEd BTr 298.2:1↗ ܐܪܥܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܣܝܡܐ ܬܚܬܝܐ܂ ܘܡܝ̈ܐ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ݀‏ : for ground is in the lowest position and water is above it
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See note to sym vb. 'to mark, define.'
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