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ydyˁ (yəḏīˁ, īḏīˁ) adj. well known
1
well known
CPA, Syr, JudSyr
AphDem11.215:5↗ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܗܝ ܗܕܐ ܘܦܪܝܫܐ‏ : it is well-known and distinct ; IIMac14:33↗ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ‏
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recognizable
Syr
(2)
manifest, clear
Syr
AphDem7.145:6↗ ܘܟܕ ܛܒ ܬܬܐܣܐ ܗܢܝܢ ܫܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܗܘܝܢ ܝܕܝܥܢ‏ : even when you are well healed, those wounds will still be clear
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noble
Syr
MS2 64:18 ܢܨܒ ܒܗ ܝܕܝ̈ܥܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ܂ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܚܕ ܕܫܡܗ ܟܘܪܙܝܢ‏ : he established royal nobles in it, one of whom named PN ; P Acts17:12↗ ܓ݁ܲܒ݂ܪܸܐ̈ ܣܲܓܼ݁ܝܸܐܐ̈ ܘܢܸܫܸܐ̈ ܝܼܕ݂ܼܝܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ‏ : many men, and noble women
2
(gram.) determined
Syr
BhGr 59:21ff. text not cited
3
particular, a certain
Syr
BhKJ 7:3 ܠܐ ܢܗܐ ܠܗ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܝܕܝܥܬܐ ܂܂܂ ܐܠܐ ܒܟܠ ܓܘܢܝܐ ܕܡܬܛܝܒܐ ܢܬܒ ܘܢܕܡܟ‏ : he should not have a regular fixed place but rather stay and sleep in whatever spot is available ; P Acts12:21↗ ܒ݁ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܸ݁ܝܢ ܝܼܕ݂ܼܝܥܵܐ‏ : on a particular day
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NB: Even though the word should mean "known" in Syriac it just as often actually, and especially in certain authors, simply means "a certain one", i.e., "otherwise unknown to the author".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 563[297]DCPA[Schulthess]: 156[79]

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