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rwx noun sg. emphatic
1 wind Com.
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--(a) fig. : direction, cardinal point Com.
(a.1) side, edge JBA.
--(b) breath Syr.
(b.1) as an indication of life OA, Gal, Syr, JBA.
--(c) odor Syr.
(c.1) pl. : flatulence Syr.
(c.2) fig. : apparent value, smell of something LJLA.
2 spirit, motive intellectual or emotional force Com.
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--(a) ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ, ܪܘܼܚ ܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ : The Holy Spirit see also s.v. qdwš n. Com, -OA -OfA -BA -MA.
--(b) of a prophetic or mystical experience BA-Da, JLAtg, Syr, LJLA.
--(c) ܒܪܘܚ : adv./adj.: in spirit, spiritual Syr.
(c.1) ܕܒܪܘܚ, ܕܪܘܚ : spiritual (as opposed to bodily) Syr.
3 demon, i.e., evil spirit Com.
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--(a) illness caused by such a spirit Syr, JBA.
(a.1) ܐܲܪܝܵܐ : leprosy Syr.
--(b) in Mandaism: Ruha the primary spirit of the dark side Man.
4 idioms: .
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--(a) ܪܘܚܐ ܪܡܬܐ, רמות רוחא : insolence, ostentatiousness Syr, JBA, LJLA.
--(b) with words for length or endurance : patience Syr, JBA, LJLA.
