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ḥywstn
(ḥayyūstān)
adj.
merciful; frugal
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ḥyws
adj.
1
merciful, benevolent
Syr
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2 citations
AphDem9.190:6
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ܘܬܝܒܝܢ ܘܚܝܘܣܬܢܝܢ
wtybyn wḥywstnyn
ותיבין וחיוסתנין
ܘܬܝܒܝܢ ܘܚܝܘܣܬܢܝܢ
wtybyn wḥywstnyn
ותיבין וחיוסתנין
ܘܬܝܒܝܢ ܘܚܝܘܣܬܢܝܢ
ܘܬܝܒܝܢ ܘܚܝܘܣܬܢܝܢ
: penitent and benevolent (said of the truly humble)
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JS_Elijah 1:840
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ܘܚܵܝܽܘܣܬܵܢܵܐ ܦܩܲܕ ܗܼܵܘܐ ܠܥܲܒܕܸܗ ܕܢܸܥܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܸܗ
wḥāyuwstānāˀ pqad ẖāwˀ lˁabdeh dneˁbar ˁameh
וחָיֻוסתָנָא פקַד הָוא לעַבדֶה דנֶעבַר עַמֶה
ܘܚܵܝܽܘܣܬܵܢܵܐ ܦܩܲܕ ܗܼܵܘܐ ܠܥܲܒܕܸܗ ܕܢܸܥܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܸܗ
wḥāyuwstānāˀ pqad ẖāwˀ lˁabdeh dneˁbar ˁameh
וחָיֻוסתָנָא פקַד הָוא לעַבדֶה דנֶעבַר עַמֶה
ܘܚܵܝܽܘܣܬܵܢܵܐ ܦܩܲܕ ܗܼܵܘܐ ܠܥܲܒܕܸܗ ܕܢܸܥܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܸܗ
ܘܚܵܝܽܘܣܬܵܢܵܐ ܦܩܲܕ ܗܼܵܘܐ ܠܥܲܒܕܸܗ ܕܢܸܥܒܲܪ ܥܲܡܸܗ
2
frugal :
see s.v.
ḥywstnˀyt
adv.
Syr
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1 citation
ESZ2 33:v82
text not cited
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Derivatives
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ḥayyūstānāˀīṯ
adv.
— frugally, mercifully
ḥayyūsṯānū, ḥayyūsṯānūṯā
n.f.
— mercy
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
445[221]
J. Payne-Smith:
140
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