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ḥsn, ḥsnˀ
(*ḥsen, ḥesnā)
n.m.
fortress
√
ḥsn
vb.
fortress, fortification
CPA
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3 citations
FMSD 5.2:9
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ܥܪ̈ܩܘ ܠܚܙܢܐ ܚܕ ܩܪܝܒܐ
ˁr̈qw lḥznˀ ḥd qrybˀ
ערקו לחזנא חד קריבא
ܥܪ̈ܩܘ ܠܚܙܢܐ ܚܕ ܩܪܝܒܐ
ˁr̈qw lḥznˀ ḥd qrybˀ
ערקו לחזנא חד קריבא
ܥܪ̈ܩܘ ܠܚܙܢܐ ܚܕ ܩܪܝܒܐ
ܥܪ̈ܩܘ ܠܚܙܢܐ ܚܕ ܩܪܝܒܐ
: they fled to a certain near-by fortification
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AphDem9.177:5
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ܣܬܪܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܕܐ
strˀ mkykwtˀ ḥs̈nˀ mr̈ydˀ
סתרא מכיכותא חסנא מרידא
ܣܬܪܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܕܐ
strˀ mkykwtˀ ḥs̈nˀ mr̈ydˀ
סתרא מכיכותא חסנא מרידא
ܣܬܪܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܕܐ
ܣܬܪܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܕܐ
: humility destroys fortified fortresses
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P 2Ch32:1
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ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ
ḥs̈nˀ ˁšÿnˀ
חסנא עשינא
ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ
ḥs̈nˀ ˁšÿnˀ
חסנא עשינא
ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ
ܚܣ̈ܢܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ
(1)
citadel
Syr
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1 citation
MS2 64:31
ܘܒܢܐ ܣܠܘܩܘܣ ܂܂܂ ܒܝܬ ܕܘܩ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܢܐ ܒܓܘܗ ܕܚܣܢܐ
wbnˀ slwqws ... byt dwq̈ˀ ˁl gnb byt mlkˀ dbnˀ bgwh dḥsnˀ
ובנא סלוקוס ٠٠٠ בית דוקא על גנב בית מלכא דבנא בגוה דחסנא
ܘܒܢܐ ܣܠܘܩܘܣ ܂܂܂ ܒܝܬ ܕܘܩ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܢܐ ܒܓܘܗ ܕܚܣܢܐ
wbnˀ slwqws ... byt dwq̈ˀ ˁl gnb byt mlkˀ dbnˀ bgwh dḥsnˀ
ובנא סלוקוס ٠٠٠ בית דוקא על גנב בית מלכא דבנא בגוה דחסנא
ܘܒܢܐ ܣܠܘܩܘܣ ܂܂܂ ܒܝܬ ܕܘܩ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܢܐ ܒܓܘܗ ܕܚܣܢܐ
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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Form & Usage
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pl. ܚܸܣ̈ܢܸܐ and ܚܸܣܢܲܘܵܬܵܐ(Rahmani XI). LJLA חוסנא ; CPA det. ܚܙܢܐ
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Derivatives
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ḥesnōn, ḥesnōnā
n.m.
— little fortress
ḥesnāy, ḥesnāyā
n.m.
— fortress guard
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See also s.v.
ḥwsn
#2 n.m.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
479[247]
Jastrow:
437
J. Payne-Smith:
152
DNWSI:
393
DCPA[Schulthess]:
124[61]
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