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zˁwr (zˁōr) adj. small
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small, minor
Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr
BR 690:5(1)↗ לא תבסרו לא ברומיי זעור ולא בגולייר זעור‏ : do not deride either an insignificant Roman or an insignificant galearius ; TNM Deut25:13↗ מתקלין זעורין למיהווי מזבן בהו‏ : to be selling using undersized weights ; SamTgJ Ex18:22↗ וכל ממללה זעורה ידונון אנון‏ : while they should judge every minor matter ; OS MtCur5:19↗ ܟܠ ܕܢܫܪܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܙܥ̈ܘܪܐ‏
(1)
young
PTA, Sam, Syr, Man
TN Gen44:20mg.↗ ואית ליה בסיבו זיעור‏ : in old age he has a young (child) ; SamTgJ Gen19:11↗ וית גבריה דתרח ביתה אלקו בסמיונים מזעור ועד רב‏ : they struck the men at the house-door with blindness, from young to old ; ES1 139:30 ܡܛܠ ܠܐ ܣܦܩܘܬܟ ܫܒܪܝܬܐ ܘܙܥܘܪܝܬܐ‏ : because of your childish and minimal incapacity
(1)
after a name junior, the younger (?)
Syr
PetrIb 16:1 ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ‏ : (Theodosius II, but he also became emperor at age 7, so the reference could be to that)
(2)
fem. pl. : minor things
Syr
AphDiatess1990 22:21↗ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܥܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ܂ ܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ‏ : even on those who were violating the law in minor ways ; AphDiatess1990 72:8↗ ܗܒ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܣܒ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ‏
2
humble
Syr
3
few, small amount
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Gen30:15↗ הזעור מסביך ית גברי‏ : is your taking my husband too little a matter? ; SamTgJ Num13:18↗ התקיף הוא הרפא הזעור הוא אם סגי‏ : is it strong or weak, is it few or many? ; OS MtCur7:14↗ ܘܙ̈ܥܘܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܗ݀‏ : few are those who find it ; EphSerm 1:4.14↗ ܚܡܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ‏ : a little wine ; P Gn27:44↗ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ‏ : a few days
(1)
often in construct with the governed noun : lacking in, few in
CPA, Syr
Apoph 3.2.1:16↗ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܬܠܡܝܕ ܬܫܝܫ ܗܐ ܙܥܘܪ ܢܦܫ ܐܐ݁ ܩܠܘܠܢ ܘܗܘܐ ܒܥܐ݁ ܕܝܦܩܢܗ‏ : one who had a weak student, i..e, one small minded [Gk.: ὀλίγωρον, i.e., neglectful] or insolent, and he wanted to expel him ; ES2 123:27 ܡܝ̈ܐ ܥ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝ ܪܕܝܐ‏ : water of minimal current ; OS MtSin14:31↗ ܙܥܘܪ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ‏ : oh one of little faith ; JulSok 305(149):13↗ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝ ܢܦܫܐ‏ : fainthearted kings
(1)
(with b_ interposed)
Syr
AphDiatess1990 118:5↗ ܗܘܘ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ‏ : they were few in number
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ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ : adv. : not a few, quite often
Syr
TB 1:17.64↗ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ ܚܘܝܢܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܡܢ ܡܬܘܡ ܕܢܗܘܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܪ̈ܫܢܘܬܐ‏ : when we have showed not a few times that there never could be two powers ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.50:13↗ ܐܢܚܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ ܐܫܬܐܠܢܢ‏ : we excused ourselves quite a few times
(1)
adj. : considerable, in substantial amount
Syr
Am7 75:10↗ ܕܠܐ ܒܙܥܘܪ ܓܝܪ ܒܢܝܬ݁ ܠܢ‏ : for you have considerably rebuilt us ; JSS 58(2013)136:7 ܚܝܠܐ ܡܪܘܩܐ ܩܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܙܥܘܪ‏ : it possesses a considerable amount of cleansing power ; JoshStyl 84.8↗ ܘܝܗ݂ܒ ܠܗ ܡ݁ܠܟܐ ܕܗܒܐ ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ ܠܢܦ̈ܩܬܗ‏ : they king gave him quite a lot of gold for its expenses
(3)
fem. pl: a few things
Syr
GregOr 41 28.3.2↗ ܠܢ ܕܝ݂ܢ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܬܐ ܢ݁ܣܦܩ̈ܢ‏ : a few things, then, out of many will suffice for us
(1)
ܒܲܙܥܘܿܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܐ or simply ܙܥܘܿܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܐ : in brief
Syr
GeZA8 4:10 ܐܝܟ ܕܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܡ݂ܨܐ ܐܢܐ‏ : as briefly as I am able ; GregOr 41 18.1.1↗ ܡܛܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܝܣܐ ܢܥܒܕ܃‏ : let us philosophize a bit about the festival ; TB 3:76.9↗ ܕܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ‏
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In Syriac the feminine adds a yodh before the feminine ending, except in the emphatic singluar; hence sg. ܙܥܘܪܝܵܐ ܙܥܘܪܝܲܬ ܙܥܘܪܬܵܐ‏; pl. ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܵܢ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܵܬ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܐ‏-- see SG§71:2; Mandaic as a substantive: pl. m. and f. Surania, Suraniata
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See also zˁyr.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 390[202]DJPA: 179bJastrow: 407Drower/Macuch: 391bJ. Payne-Smith: 118Levy Ch-W: 1:227Tal Sam: 237bDCPA[Schulthess]: 111[57]

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