←
zdq vb. to be just, proper
GDGtDt
Gpəˁalonly as the act. ptcp. see s.v. zdq adj.1 sense▶
only as the act. ptcp. see s.v. zdq adj.
Syr
Dpaˁˁelto justify (person)3 senses▶
1
to justify (person)
Syr, Man
OS LkSin18:14↗ ܢܚܬ ܗܢܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܡܙܕܩ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܗܘ‏ : this one went down to his house more justified than that one ; P Je3:11↗ ܙܕܩܬ ܢܦܫܗ݀ ܥܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ܃ ܡܢ ܫܩ݁ܪܬܐ ܚܬܗ݀ ܝܗܘܕܐ‏ : the female inhabitant Israel has justified herself more than her deceitful sister Judah
(1)
to find just
Syr
EphPar 12:12.6↗ ܘܐܢ ܗ݂ܘ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܗܘ ܢܙܕܩ ܠܟܐܢܘܬܗ‏ : if it is a case of (divine) punishment, let us declare his justice to be just ; EphNis 2:11.1↗ ܡܚܝܬܢ ܘܙܕܩܢܢ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܪܝܨܐܝܬ‏ : you struck us and we affirmed that it was not without cause
(2)
to persuade
Syr
(3)
to show through reason, justify (theory)
Syr
BhBS.Phys 4.3.1 ܒܙܒܢܐ ܡ݁ܢ ܙܕܩܗ݀܂ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܩܗ݀‏ : in the case of time, (Aristotle) justified it (infinity as the first cause), while for place he rejected it ; BhEth 486:17 ܘܗܝ̤ ܗܕܐ܃ ܠܗܝ݁ ܕܐܠܨܝܬܐ ܬܗܐ ܠܢ ܘܟܝܢܝܬܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܂܂܂ ܡܙܕܩܐ‏ : this very thing shows the knowledge of (the existence of) God to be a necessary and natural thing
(4)
to adjudicate
Syr
2
to reward, bestow
Syr
BHce2 767:13 ܙ݁ܕ݂ܩ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܘܬܐ ܠܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ‏ : he bestowed the office of chief Abbot to PN ; Rechtsb2 94:2 ܐܢ̄ܬܬܐ ܡܝܬܬ̤ ܘܙܕܩܬ̤ ܦܪܢܝܬܗ݀ ܥܠ ܒܥܠܗ݀‏ : a woman died and had bestowed her dowry on her husband
(1)
ܙܕܩܬܐ : to give alms
Syr
LSt.53:5↗ ܐܢܫ ܕܡܙܕܕܩ/ܕܡܙܕܩ/ ܩܕܡ ܒܢܝܢܫ̈ܐ ܙܕܩܬܐ‏
(2)
to ascribe, assign
Syr
Am7 168:8↗ ܠܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܙܲܕܸܩ ܠܗ݀ ܠܚܪܝܦܘܬܗ‏ : he does not ascribe his acuity to God ; JulSok 43(18):8↗ ܕܫܒܩ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܘܕܗ ܘܙܕܩ݁ ܣܓܕܬܐ ܠܒܪ̈ܝܬܗ‏ : who abandoned God, his maker, and ascribed worship to His creations
3
to constitute
Syr
SK 25:19 text not cited
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be justified (?)1 sense▶
to be justified (?)
Man
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be justified2 senses▶
1
to be justified
Syr
P Job4:17↗ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܙܕܕܩ‏ ; Rom4:2↗ ܡܸܢ ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܸܐ̈ ܐܸܙܕ݁ܲܕ݁ܲܩ ܗܼܘܵܐ‏
(1)
to be adjudicated
Syr
2
to be rewarded, granted
Syr
ESNisB2 61:16 ܠܐܗܪܘܢ ܐܙܕܕܩܘ‏ ; JulSok 79(36):22↗ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܙܕܕܩܬ ܠܢ‏ : the administration that has been granted us
(1)
to give alms
Syr
LSt.53:5↗ ܕܡܙܕܕܩ/ܕܡܙܕܩ/ ܩܕܡ ܒܢܝܢܫ̈ܐ ܙܕܩܬܐ‏
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For other dialects see s.v. ṣdq, of which this is a phonetic variant due to voicing of the initial sibilant in contact with the dental.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 366[189]Drower/Macuch: 162aJ. Payne-Smith: 110DNWSI: 963DCPA[Schulthess]: [54]

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