OS JnCur6:66 :ܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܡܢ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܐܙܠܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܗ‏ : therefore did many of his students go away from him
See the entire entry for meṭṭūl prep. on account of, because of