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ḥmy vb. to wither; D to heat
GDC
Gpəˁalto wither, fade1 sense▶
to wither, fade
Syr, Man
EphPar 14:12.1↗ ܫܘܦܪܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܚܡܐ‏ : their beauty also does not wither ; AphDem23.493:18↗ ܗܒܒܐ ܕܚܡ݁ܐ‏
(1)
to dry up, wilt
Syr
JSB2 36 113:13↗ ܨܚ ܒܗ ܫܪܪܐ ܒܕܡܘܬ ܛܗܪܐ ܒܦܩܚܐ ܘܚܡܗܐ‏ : the truth smote him like the sun on a flower at noon and he wilted
(2)
metaph.
Syr
P Ps102:5↗ ܚܡܐ ܠܒܝ ܐܝܟ ܥܣܒܐ‏ ; IPet5:4↗ ܟܠܝ݂ܠܵܐ ܕܫܘ݂ܒܚܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܚܵܡܸܐ‏ : a crown of glory that does not wither ; Dalyatha 4:2↗ ܕܠܐ ܥܡܠܐ ܚ݁ܡܝܐ‏ : it [impure desire] will fade away without effort [=JDalBeulay 62:21]
Dpaˁˁelto heat2 senses▶
1
to heat
JBA
BT Hag 5a(1)↗ הות קא מחמיא תנורא‏ : she was heating up the oven
2
to dry up (intransitive pl.)
Syr
ESHaer 49:3↗ ܒܛܠܘ ܗܘܘ ܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܟܠ݂ܘ ܛܠ̈ܐ ܘܚܡܝܘ ܙܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܚܣܠܘ ܫܦܥ̈ܐ‏ : the good things ended for the dews were finished, and the seeds dried up for the flows had stopped
Cˀafˁelto dry up, make wither (trans.)1 sense▶
to dry up, make wither (trans.)
Syr
ER 105:15 ܐܢܫ ܠܡܚܡܝܘ ܫܘܦܪܗ݂ ܠܐ ܡܨܐ‏ : no one is able to make its beauty wither
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 462[239]DJBA: 468aDrower/Macuch: 149bPayne-Smith: 1301J. Payne-Smith: 145f

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