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tnwy (tanway) n.m./f. agreement
1
agreement
Syr
TB 4:5.7↗ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܣܬܥܪ ܗܘܐ ܒܬܢܘܝ ܘܒܫܠܡܘܬܐ ܕܗ݀ܢܝܢ ܡܣܬܥܪ ܗܘܐ݁‏ : so everything that was done was done completely in agreement with those things ; IshGen 192:22↗ ܬܢܘܝ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ‏ : the previous agreement
(1)
pact, covenant
Syr
SynagogueChurch 11↗ ܕܥܲܡ ܐܲܒܪܵܗܵܡ ܬܲܢܘܲܝ ܥܒܲܕ ܕܟܽܠܵܗ݀ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܼܝ ܢܸܬܠܼܝܗ‏ : for He made a pact with Abraham that He would give me the entire land
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condition
Syr, JBAg
BHNom 354:3↗ ܒܕܐܢܗܘ ܕܡܫܬܘܕܐ ܕܢܬܬܓܪ܃ ܘܟܠܗ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܐ ܩܪܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ܃ ܠܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܬܢܘܝ‏ : inasmuch as if he should promise to engage in trade with all the profit going to the owner of the capital, the condition is invalid ; JulSok 365(179):5↗ ܬܢܘܝ ܕܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܥܡ݁ܟ‏ ; TGHark(1) 1.1.5↗ מודי במידעם על תנוי‏ : he admits something on condition
2
(agreed upon) watchword, signal
Syr
Ps-Clem Recogs 1.12:8↗ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܬܢܘܝ ܓܘܚܟܐ ܫܓܝܫܐ ܐܪܦܝܘ‏ : as if on signal they let loose with riotous laughter ; DeMundo 153:26↗ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܝ݁ܗܒ ܬܢܘܝ݂ ܡ݁ܦܪܓܠ‏ : the one who gives the signal warns
3
purpose, reason
Syr
Narsai 1.139:16 ܒܗܕܐ ܬܸܢܘܝ ܐܫܬܕܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ܃ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܢܟܪܙ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܘܛܠ ܛܘܥܝܝ‏ : for this reason was (Jonah) sent among the gentiles: to go and proclaim a single God for the elimination of error
(1)
pretext
Syr
ESDom 5:12 ܙܩܦ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܠܡܪܢ܂ ܥܠ ܬܢܘܝ ܕܡܢ ܚܕ ܠܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ݁ܣܛܐ ܠܢ‏ : Israel circumcised our Lord on the pretext that he was causing us to stray from "one God"
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always in the absolute!
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For the gender see Bh Gr2 13(13ff.)
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1654[829]DJBA: 1216bJ. Payne-Smith: 608

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