LESC 85.2:5 :ܘܗܟܕܢ ܨܝܒ ܨܝܒ ܐܬ ܐܠܣܝܢܝܬܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܩܡܝܬܐ‏ : thus, little by little, he came to his earlier practice
See the entire entry for ṣyb@ṣyb adv. a little at a time