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ḥsn, ḥsnˀ (*ḥsen, ḥesnā) n.m. fortress
fortress, fortification
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FMSD 5.2:9↗ ܥܪ̈ܩܘ ܠܚܙܢܐ ܚܕ ܩܪܝܒܐ‏ : they fled to a certain near-by fortification ; AphDem9.177:5↗ ܣܬܪܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܕܐ‏ : humility destroys fortified fortresses ; P 2Ch32:1↗ ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ‏
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citadel
Syr
MS2 64:31 ܘܒܢܐ ܣܠܘܩܘܣ ܂܂܂ ܒܝܬ ܕܘܩ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܢܐ ܒܓܘܗ ܕܚܣܢܐ‏ : Seleucus built a lookout tower next to the palace he had built inside the citadel
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pl. ܚܸܣ̈ܢܸܐ and ܚܸܣܢܲܘܵܬܵܐ(Rahmani XI). LJLA חוסנא ; CPA det. ܚܙܢܐ
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See also s.v. ḥwsn #2 n.m.

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