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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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$myyn noun pl. emphatic= $myyn N --> $myn N
šmyn, šmyˀ (šmayn, šmayyā) n.m.pl.t. heaven; ceiling
1 heaven Com. ▶ more

--(a) as a divinity OA, OfA-Mes.

(a.1) metonymy for God Com.

--(b) (in construct with itself) : highest heaven JLAtg, Syr, LJLA.

--(c) the weather Syr.
2 roof, ceiling Syr, JBA. ▶ more

--(a) fig.: Syr.

(a.1) ܫܡܲܝ̈ ܚܸܟܸܿܐ : palate (and see also s.v. šwmy ḥyk) Syr.

(a.2) ܫܡܲܝ̈ ܦܘܼܡܵܐ : top of mouth behind teeth Syr.

(a.3) w. ܪܟܢ : his roof (or high-brow?) collapsed, i.e., lost status or the like Syr.

--(b) ܫܡܲܝ̈ ܓܸܠ̈ܕܸܐ : a type of siege device : roofed with skins Syr.