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zwˁ, zwˁˀ (zoˁ, zawˁā) n.m. motion
1
vigorous motion
Syr
P Je47:3↗ ܡܢ ܙܘܥܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܗ܂ ܘܡܢ ܩܠܐ ܕ̈ܓܝܓܠܘܗܝ݂‏ : from the rushing of his chariots and the sound of his wheels
(1)
earthquake
Syr
OS MtSin24:7↗ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܟܦ̈ܢܐ ܘܙܘܥܐ ܒܐܬܪܘܢ ܐܬܪܘܢ‏ : there will be famines and earthquake in various places ; P Am1:1↗ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܙܘܥܐ‏ ; IshPs 21(23)↗ ܕܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܘ݂ܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ܃ ܘܢܦ݂ܠ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܢ ܒܒܝܬܐܘܢܝܐ‏ ; ChronEdess 8:26↗ ܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ‏
(2)
commotion
Syr
P Ez3:12↗ ܩܠܐ ܕܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ‏ : [=MT קוֹל רַעַשׁ גָּדוֹל] ; Sleepers 12↗ ܥܠ ܠܐܦܣܘܣ ܘܐܪܡܝ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ݀ ܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ܂‏ : he entered Ephesus and produced a great commotion in it
(1)
commotion, trouble
Syr
AphDem5.79:2↗ ܙܘܥܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܠܡܗܘܐ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ‏ : the troubles that are sure to occur in this era
(3)
loud sound
Syr
JS_Elijah 4:10↗ ܘܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܙܲܘܥܸ̈ܐ ܕܡܼܐܡܪܵܗ݀ ܕܓܲܒܝܵܐ ܒܵܟ ܢܸܬܢܲܩܫܽܘܢ‏ : let all the sounds of its story of the elect one be sung through You
(4)
bodily tremors
Syr
JSB5 860:5↗ ܙܘܥܐ ܒܪ̈ܓܠܐ ܪܥܠܐ ܒܟܠ ܓܒ‏
2
motive power, force
Syr
Bee 13:6 ܟܪ̈ܘ݁ܒܐ ܡ݁ܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܙܘܥܐ ܡܠܝܠܐ ܛܥܝܢ ܟܘ݂ܪܣܝܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘ݂ܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ‏ : cherubs is [the word for] the rational power carrying the throne of the Holy Trinity [and passim this page] ; EphPar 2:9.6↗ ܡܫܬܕܪܝܢ ܒܐܐܪ ܒܙܘܥܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܗ‏ : they are streamed through the air by the force of His will
(1)
internal human drive, motivation
Syr
IshExod 39:24↗ ܙܘܥܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ‏ : natural action (i.e., sex) ; JS_Elijah 5:59↗ ܫܕܵܐ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܠܒܵܬܪܸܗ ܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܙܲܘ̈ܥܸܐ ܦܲܓܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܸܐ‏ : he discarded all bodily drives ; SoulBody 6↗ ܐܸܠܽܘ ܙܲܘ̈ܥܲܝܟܝ ܠܵܐ ܕܵܠܘ ܒܼܝ ܚܲܫܸ̈ܐ ܡܸܡܬܽܘܡ ܠܵܐ ܐܲܟܝܽܘܢܝ‏ : had your drives not motivated me, the pains would never have harmed me
(1)
w. ܢܦܫܐ, ܪܥܝܢܐ, etc. : mental faculty
Syr
StatNis.72.4↗ ܘܚܬܡܢ ܐܢܝܢ ܒܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܢܦܫܢ܂ ܘܒܗܕ̈ܡܐ ܕܦܓܪ̈ܝܢ‏ : We have affirmed them with our mental faculties and our bodily members ; EphPar 3:1.5↗ ܐܝܢܘ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܣܦܩܝܢ ܪܓܫܘܗܝ ܕܢܚܙܘܢܗ݀ ܘܙܘ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܕܢܒܨܘܢܗ݀‏ : which is the mind whose senses are sufficient to see it or whose powers to examine it? ; IshPs 1(20)↗ ܚܡܫܐ ܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܕܠܒܪ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܠܓܘ‏ : the five external senses and the five internal faculties ; Dalyatha 12:3 and passim in this author↗ text not cited
3
trembling, terror
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Jer34:17↗ וְאַתֵין יָתְכוֹן לִזיָע"לזוע" לְכָל מַלכְוָת אַרעָא‏ : I shall make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth ; JSmem 7:185↗ ܘܫܠܝ݂ܚܐܝܬ ܩܡܘ ܓܢ̈ܒܐ ܒܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ‏ : the thieves stood stripped bare in great fright
(1)
something terrible, shocking
Syr
JS_Elijah 1:907↗ ܙܲܘܥܲܐ ܗܼܘ ܓܲܒܪܵܐ ܕܲܟܡܵܐ ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܡܸܠܬܸܗ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ‏ : the man is shocking that his word has so much power ; MaryJoseph 14↗ ܙܲܘܥܲܐ ܗ̄ܘ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܲܫܪܲܬ ܕܲܦܫܼܝܩ ܗ̄ܽܘ ܠܡܵܪܸܗ ܕܟܽܠ݁ ܕܢܸܬܸܠ ܦܼܐܪܵܐ ܠܲܒܬܽܘܠܬܵܐ‏ : it is a great shock that you do not believe that it is easy for the Lord of all to provide fruit to a virgin
4
(gram.); see also s.v. zwˁny adj.
Syr
(1)
name of an accent
Syr
BhGr 253:10 text not cited
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JLAtg only as a variant to zyˁ
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 374[193]Jastrow: 389Drower/Macuch: 166aJ. Payne-Smith: 114aLevy Ch-W: 1:216

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