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zdq, zdqˀ (zḏeq, zeḏqā) n.m. that which is due
1
that which is proper or right
Syr
P Ex26:30↗ ܐܩܝܡܝܗܝ ܠܡܫܟܢܐ ܒܙܕܩܗ‏ : erect the tabernacle according to its proper description
(1)
law
Syr
Syr-RomLaw.31.2↗ ܟܡܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܢ ‍{‍ܢ‍}‍‍<‍ܝ‍>‍ܗ݀ܒܝܢ ܠܗ݀ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܙܕܩ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܐ‏ : how many sons do the laws of children allow a woman?
(2)
portion (allowance)
Syr, Man
BHNom 379:10↗ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ݀ ܙܕܩܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܐ ܠܫܩܘܬܐ‏ : a field that does not have an allowance of irrigating water
(3)
appropriate thing, rightful need
Syr
BhBS.E Pol 3.2.3 ܠܡܡܠܝܘ ܙܕܩܝ̈ ܪܚܡܐ ܕܒܥܡܠܐ ܡܬܦܪܥܝܢ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ‏ : he is unable to fulfill the needs of the friend that are dispensed through toil
(1)
appropriate punishment
Syr
AphDem11.208:18↗ ܡܣܡ ܒܪܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܙܕܩܐ ܕܣܟܠܘܬܗ‏ : punishment appropriate to his sin
(2)
ܐܝܟ ܙܕܩܗ : as is proper, appropriate for something/someone
Syr
P Lv5:10↗ ܘܐܚܪܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܥܠܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܙܕܩܗ‏ : he should prepare the other as is appropriate for it ; P Num29:6↗ ܣܡܝܕܗܘܢ ܘܢܘܩܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܙܕܩܗܘܢ‏ : their fine flour and libations as is appropriate for them
(3)
normal appurtenance
Syr
BHNom 204:9↗ ܐܦܢ ܢܐܡܪ̈ ܙܲܒ݁ܢܹܬ݂ ܗܕܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܟܠܗܘ݁ܢ ܙܸܕܩܹ̈ܝܗ݀܃ ܒܕܙܕܩܝ̈ ܐܪܥܐ܃ ܠܘ ܐܝܠ̈ܢܐ ܘܒܢܝܢ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ‏ : even if he says: "I have sold you this land along with all its appurtenances," the trees and the buildings are not the land's appurtenances ; OS.P3 2↗ ܐܪܥܐ ܠܐ ܙܪܝܥܐ ܘܒܬܐ ܘܕܪܬܐ ܘܙܕܩܝܗܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ‏ : the unsown field, the house, the courtyard, and all of their appurtenances
(4)
ܒܙܕܩܐ : rightfully, appropriately
Syr
EphPar 4:7.4↗ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܂܂܂ ܡܘܦܐ ܕܢܫܬܥܐ ܒܙܕܩܗܘܢ‏ : nor is it sufficient to relate what is proper for them ; TB 2:19.7↗ ܐܦܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܡܣܡ ܒܪܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܙܕܩܐ ܢܣܝܒܪ‏ : even if he bear unto death an unjust punishment
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that which is due
Syr, Man
BhBS.E Econ 2.1.3 ܚܕ ܓܒܪܐ ܙܕܩܝ̈ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܠܡܡܠܝܘ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ‏ : one man is not able to fulfill the dues of two women
(1)
debt, rightfully owed object
Syr
BHNom 519:13↗ ܟܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܙܕܩܐ ܡܕܡ ܥܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ‏ : every person who may be owed some debt by another person
(2)
charity, alms
Syr, Man
GY 214:5↗ hab zidqa umia lkapnia uṣahia : give charity and water to the hungry and thirsty ; GY 214:28↗ ṭaba ḏzidqa maušaṭ damia lpatura sbˁia ḏlqudam kapnˁ mitriṣ : the good person who extends charity is like a stuffed table set up for the hungry
(1)
donated funds of the church
Syr
JulSok 297(145):18↗ ܙܕܩ̈ܝܗ݀ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܘܥܠܠܬܗ݀܃ ܣܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܢܦܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ‏ : the church's alms and income he used for the expenses of the idol temples
(3)
office, duty
Syr
(4)
a service or ritual involving an offering
Syr, Man
(1)
zidqa brika: "blessed oblation", a ritual meal
Man
(5)
portion (tribute)
Syr
3
return
Syr
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Mand: zidqa
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 366[189]Drower/Macuch: 165bJ. Payne-Smith: 110b

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