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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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(yr noun pl. absolute= (yr N --> (yr A
ˁyr (ˁīr) adj. watching, awake; angel
1 awake, alert Gal, CPA, Syr, JBAmb, JBA. ▶ more

--(a) ܥܝܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ : sober Syr.

--(b) ܥܝܪ ܕܡܝܟ : half awake, half asleep Syr.
2 watching CPA, Syr. ▶ more

--(a) angel, lit. watcher BA-Da, Qum, JPAEpig, Gal, Syr.

--(b) watcher(?) -- a technical term for a third party in contracts OA-East.
3 watch = period of time CPA.