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wly
(wālē)
adv.
(it is) fitting
√
*wly
vb.
1
(it is) fitting
Nabatean
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JPAEpig
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Gal
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Sam
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Syr
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JBA
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4 citations
BR 447:3(1)
↗
חזירתה רעייה בעשרה ואמרתה ולא בחד
ḥzyrth rˁyyh bˁšrh wˀmrth wlˀ bḥd
ܚܙܝܪܬܗ ܪܥܝܝܗ ܒܥܫܪܗ ܘܐܡܪܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܒܚܕ
ܚܙܝܪܬܗ ܪܥܝܝܗ ܒܥܫܪܗ ܘܐܡܪܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܒܚܕ
ḥzyrth rˁyyh bˁšrh wˀmrth wlˀ bḥd
חזירתה רעייה בעשרה ואמרתה ולא בחד
ܚܙܝܪܬܗ ܪܥܝܝܗ ܒܥܫܪܗ ܘܐܡܪܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܒܚܕ
ܚܙܝܪܬܗ ܪܥܝܝܗ ܒܥܫܪܗ ܘܐܡܪܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܒܚܕ
: a sow grazes with ten (offspring), while one is proper for a ewe
;
P Num12:14
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ܐܠܘ ܐܒܘܗ݀ ܡܪܩ ܪܩ ܒܐ̈ܦܝܗ݀܂ ܘ݁ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ݀ ܕܬܒܗܬ
ˀlw ˀbwhh mrq rq bˀ̈pyhh. wwlˀ hwˀ lhh dtbht
אלו אבוהּ מרק רק באפיהּ٠ וֹלא הוא להּ דתבהת
ܐܠܘ ܐܒܘܗ݀ ܡܪܩ ܪܩ ܒܐ̈ܦܝܗ݀܂ ܘ݁ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ݀ ܕܬܒܗܬ
ˀlw ˀbwhh mrq rq bˀ̈pyhh. wwlˀ hwˀ lhh dtbht
אלו אבוהּ מרק רק באפיהּ٠ וֹלא הוא להּ דתבהת
ܐܠܘ ܐܒܘܗ݀ ܡܪܩ ܪܩ ܒܐ̈ܦܝܗ݀܂ ܘ݁ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ݀ ܕܬܒܗܬ
ܐܠܘ ܐܒܘܗ݀ ܡܪܩ ܪܩ ܒܐ̈ܦܝܗ݀܂ ܘ݁ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ݀ ܕܬܒܗܬ
: had her father actually spit in her face, it would have been fitting for her to be shamed
;
P 2K5:13
↗
ܐܠܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܢܒܝܐ܂ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ
ˀlw ptgmˀ rbˀ ˀmr hwˀ lk nbyˀ. wlˀ hwˀ lk lmˁbd
אלו פתגמא רבא אמר הוא לך נביא٠ ולא הוא לך למעבד
ܐܠܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܢܒܝܐ܂ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ
ˀlw ptgmˀ rbˀ ˀmr hwˀ lk nbyˀ. wlˀ hwˀ lk lmˁbd
אלו פתגמא רבא אמר הוא לך נביא٠ ולא הוא לך למעבד
ܐܠܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܢܒܝܐ܂ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ
ܐܠܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܢܒܝܐ܂ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ
: had the prophet told you a great order, it would have been fitting for you to do it
;
BT Ned 8b(Aruch)
לא ואלי למישרא נדרא
lˀ wˀly lmyšrˀ ndrˀ
ܠܐ ܘܐܠܝ ܠܡܝܫܪܐ ܢܕܪܐ
ܠܐ ܘܐܠܝ ܠܡܝܫܪܐ ܢܕܪܐ
lˀ wˀly lmyšrˀ ndrˀ
לא ואלי למישרא נדרא
ܠܐ ܘܐܠܝ ܠܡܝܫܪܐ ܢܕܪܐ
ܠܐ ܘܐܠܝ ܠܡܝܫܪܐ ܢܕܪܐ
: it is not appropriate to annul a vow
2
fem. as adj./subst. : that which is proper, propriety
Syr
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2 citations
JulSok 261(127):6
↗
ܐܟܦܬܢ ܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܢܣܝܡ ܥܘܗܕܢܝܗܝܢ ܒܬܫܥܝܬܢ
ˀkptn wlytˀ dnsym ˁwhdnyhyn btšˁytn
אכפתן וליתא דנסים עוהדניהין בתשעיתן
ܐܟܦܬܢ ܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܢܣܝܡ ܥܘܗܕܢܝܗܝܢ ܒܬܫܥܝܬܢ
ˀkptn wlytˀ dnsym ˁwhdnyhyn btšˁytn
אכפתן וליתא דנסים עוהדניהין בתשעיתן
ܐܟܦܬܢ ܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܢܣܝܡ ܥܘܗܕܢܝܗܝܢ ܒܬܫܥܝܬܢ
ܐܟܦܬܢ ܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܢܣܝܡ ܥܘܗܕܢܝܗܝܢ ܒܬܫܥܝܬܢ
: propriety compelled us to put the mention of them in our story
;
IshJer 19:2
↗
ܘܡܢ ܙܠܝܠܘܬܐ ܘܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ ܬܦܢܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܘܠܝܬܐ
wmn zlylwtˀ wsryqwtˀ tpnywhy lwt wlytˀ
ומן זלילותא וסריקותא תפניוהי לות וליתא
ܘܡܢ ܙܠܝܠܘܬܐ ܘܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ ܬܦܢܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܘܠܝܬܐ
wmn zlylwtˀ wsryqwtˀ tpnywhy lwt wlytˀ
ומן זלילותא וסריקותא תפניוהי לות וליתא
ܘܡܢ ܙܠܝܠܘܬܐ ܘܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ ܬܦܢܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܘܠܝܬܐ
ܘܡܢ ܙܠܝܠܘܬܐ ܘܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ ܬܦܢܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܘܠܝܬܐ
: you should turn him back from shamelessness and vanity to propriety
(1)
customary offering, dues
Syr
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Form & Usage
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JBA ואלי
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Derivatives
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lwy
adv./adj.
— fitting
wālyā, wālīṯā
n.f.
— propriety, that which is fitting
bwālīṯā
adv.
— suitably, rightly
bēṯ wālīṯā
n.m.
— toilet
wālyū, wālyūṯā
n.f.
— what is fitting
wālyāy
adj.
— fitting, decent
wālyāˀīṯ
adv.
— fittingly
wālyāyū, wālyāyūṯā
n.f.
— propriety
wālyāyū, wālyāyūṯā
n.f.
— impropriety
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Concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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Tal cites this form once for Sam., however the passage in fact has the form לאוי; see s.v.
lwy
adv.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
358[185]
DJPA:
170a
DJBA:
394b
Jastrow:
372
Payne-Smith ~:
S 105
J. Payne-Smith:
108
Levy Ch-W:
1:208
Tal Sam:
216
DNWSI:
297
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