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zgr (a/u) vb. to retain
GDCGt
Gpəˁalto retain3 senses▶
1
to retain
Syr, Man
2
to coerce, control, prevent
Syr
EphFid 7:8.11↗ ܕܩܠܐ ܢܙܓܘܪ ܒܥܬܐ‏ : that the voice (of the Spirit) should prevent (the need for) investigation ; IshExod 21:12↗ ܙܓܝܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܢܗܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ‏ : all the luminaries were prevented from shining on them
(1)
+ ܡܢ : to keep something away from
Syr
M.b.Serapion 47:20↗ ܘܙܓܘܪ ܡܢܟ ܨܦܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܡܘܬܪܐ‏ : keep away from you concern for whatever does not provide advantage ; ActsThom 270:8↗ ܗܘ ܙܓ݁ܪ ܠܗ݀ ܠܫܪܝܚܘܬܗ ܕܟܪܝܫ ܡܢܟܝ‏ : he will keep PN's sexual aggressiveness from you
(2)
p.p. : subsided, under control
Syr
P Mk4:39↗ ܘܸܐܡܲܪ ܠܝܲܡܵܐ܂ ܫܠܼܝ܂ ܙܓ݂ܼܝܪ ܐܲܢܼܬ݁‏ : he said to the sea: rest, you should subside
3
to fault, reproach
Syr
ES1 541:8 ܩܫܝܐܝܬ ܙܓܪܬܗ ܘܡܨܥܪܘ ܨܥܪܬܗ‏ : she faulted and reproached him very severely
Dpaˁˁelto prevent (pl.)1 sense▶
to prevent (pl.)
Syr
M.b.Serapion 44:16↗ ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܢ ܡܘܦܐ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܘܬܗ ܠܡܙܓܪܘ‏ : for not one of us makes the troubles vanish, to prevent them from him
Cˀafˁelto confine2 senses▶
1
to confine
Syr, Man
(1)
ܡܢ : keep away from
Syr
AS1 65:21 ܐܙܓܪ ܒܪܟ ܡܢ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ܂ ܘܥܒܕܟ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܣܘܒܠܐ܂ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ ܓܢܒܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܠܦܢ‏ : keep your son away from whoring and your slave from banqueting, because both of them teach thievery ; P Job15:11↗ ܐܙܓܪ ܡܢܟ ܠܘܚ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ‏ : [an error for ܐܙܥܪ (as in variant readings), since MT=הַמְעַט]
2
to reproach
Syr
ES3 272:49 ܘܠܐ ܐܙܓ݂ܪ ܡܘܡܝ̈ܟ ܠܦܘܬ ܕܵܪܵܟ‏ : he did not reproach your flaws as compared with your generation
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be restrained, controlled3 senses▶
1
to be restrained, controlled
Syr
IVMac1:35↗ ܟܕ ܡܢ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܪܡܝܣܐ ܡܙܕܓܪܝܢ܂ ܘܡܬܒܠܡܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ‏ : when all the bodily emotions are restrained and silenced by temperate reasoning
2
to be stopped up
Syr
LSt.100:11↗ ܠܐ ܐܙܕܓܪ ܢܩܒܗ‏ : its hole was not stopped up ; Kays 229:22↗ ܐܬܩܫܝ݂ܘ ܐܦ̈ܝܗ݀ ܕܐܪܥܐ܂ ܘܐܬ݂ܪܩܥܬ݁ ܘܐܙܕܓܙܘ ܦܩ̈ܥܐ‏ : the earth's surface was hardened and the cracks were firmed up and stopped up
(1)
to be constricted
Syr
(2)
to be blocked
Syr
Bhchr 383:27↗ ܐܙܕܓܪܬ̤ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܛܝܝ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܥܟܘ‏ : the Arabs' route was blocked from (reaching) Acre
3
to restrain oneself
Syr
ActsThom 227:15↗ ܘܡܙܕܓܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܥ݁ܒ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ ܒ̈ܝ݂ܫܐ‏ : and that you restrain from your evil deeds
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A phonetic variant of sgr vb. back-formed from forms with the sequence sg pronounced /zg/.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 365[188]Drower/Macuch: 162aJ. Payne-Smith: 110Audo: 1:253

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