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ymh, ymtˀ (yammā, yammɘṯā) n.f. lake
1
lake, small sea
Syr, Man
BHCandBak [163]:1 ܝܡ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܗ݀ܢܝ̈ܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܕܢ ܠܝܲܡܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܪܒܐ ܐܘܩܝܐܢܘܣ‏ : lakes are those things that are are not connected to the large sea Ocean ; OS MtCur4:18↗ ܘܟܕ ܡܗܠܟ ܗܘܐ ܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܝܕ ܝܡܬܐ ܕܓܠܝܠܐ‏ : when our Lord was walking along the Sea of Galilee ; AphDem14.295:12↗ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܝܡܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܥܡܝܩ̈ܐ‏ : as if in a deep sea ; DeMundo 142:24↗ ܗܢ݁ܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܝܡ̈ܡܬܐ ܡܬܬܓܝܚܝܢ‏ : those that flow out from rivers and from lakes ; IMac11:35↗ ܡܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܟ̈ܣܐ ܘܝܡ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ ܘܟ̈ܠܝܠܐ‏ : the tithes, taxes, (levy on the) lakes of salt, and crown taxes
2
pool
Syr
P 2K18:17↗ ܕܝܡܬܐ ܥܠܝܬܐ‏ ; P Eccl2:6↗ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܝ ܝܡܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ‏ : [=MT עָשִׂיתִי לִי בְּרֵכוֹת מָיִם]
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pl. ܝܲܡܡܵܬܵܐ‏
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Cf. Takahashi, BS BMM Min 5.2.3, where ܝܡܐ, a part of the ocean, is clearly distinguished from this word, used to refer to the enclosed Dead Sea.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 576[303]J. Payne-Smith: 193

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