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znyh, znytˀ (zānī/zānyā/zannāyā, zannāytā/zannītā) n.f. prostitute
prostitute, courtesan
Palmyrene, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBAmb, LJLA
Trf 2.1.47↗ ˀp ygbˀ mksˀ mn znytˀ : the tax-collector must also collect from the prostitutes ; TgO Deut23:19↗ לָא תַעֵיל אֲגַר זָנִיתָא וְחוּלפַן כַלבָא לְבֵית מַקדְשָא דַיוי‏ : do not bring the prostitutes fee or the "dog"'s exchange into the Lord's holy temple ; BR 953:1(1)↗ לית איתה זני עד דברת{{ם}}^ה^ זני‏ : a woman is not a prostitute until her daughter is a prostitute ; FTP Gen34:31↗ היך איתא זני‏ ; CYR(Catech) 3:8↗ ܡܟܣ̈ܝܐ ܘܙܢܝܐܬܐ ܡܩܕܡ̈ܝܢ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐ݁ܠܗܐ‏ : publicans and prostitutes precede the Kingdom of God ; P Gn34:31↗ ܐܝܟ ܙܢܝܬܐ ܐܬܥܒܕ ܠܚܬܢ‏ ; TgProv6:26↗ איתתא זניתא‏
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Syr. ܙܲܢܵܝܬܵܐ܂ ܙܲܢܼ݂ܬܵܐ‏; JLA זָנִיתָא
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