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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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xyyn noun pl. emphatic
ḥyyn, ḥyˀ (ḥayyīn, ḥayyē) n.m.pl. life
1 life, lifetime Com. ▶ more

--(a) bḥyy_ : during the lifetime of Com.

--(b) ˁl/l_ ḥyy : for the health and welfare of Com.

--(c) in an oath formula, often elliptical for "by the life of" OA-East, JLAtg, Gal, Syr, JBA, LJLA.

--(d) (astron.) ܩܢܛܪܘܢ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ : a division of an astrolabe Syr.
2 salvation Syr.
3 life force, health Syr.