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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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mlh noun sg. emphatic
mlh, mltˀ (mi/ellā, mi/elləṯā) n.f. word, speech; thing
1 word Com. ▶ more

--(a) statement, speech Com.

(a.1) (gram.) proposition, word, predication Syr.

1 ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ : adjective Syr.

2 terminology Syr.

3 exposition, treatise Syr.

(a.2) proverb, saying Syr.

(a.3) magic spell, charm JBAmb, JBA, JBAg.

--(b) power of speech Syr.

(b.1) reasoning Syr.

1 ܡܠܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ : science Syr.

2 pl. : learning, reasoning Syr.

3 rationale, reason Syr.

4 argumentation, teaching Syr.

5 ܕܠܐ ܡܠܬܐ : irrational Syr.

--(c) promise, pledge Syr.

(c.1) verbal consent Syr.

1 מסר מ׳ : to give legal permission JBA, JBAg.

--(d) (gram.) verb Syr.

--(e) (philos.) meaning, definition Syr.
2 thing [=Heb. דָּבָר] Gal, Syr, JBA, JBAg. ▶ more

--(a) matter, case BA-Da, Gal, Syr, JBA, LJLA.

(a.1) complaint, disagreement JBA.

(a.2) עיקר מילתא : the essence of the matter JBA.

(a.3) situation JBA.

--(b) letter of a word JBA.
3 =Greek logos [masculine!] Syr.
4 idioms . ▶ more

--(a) w. "to give" : to give an accounting CPA.

--(b) עבד: to let blood JBA.

--(c) ܫܘܼܒܚܵܐ : doxology Syr.

--(d) w. איתארע : see s.v. ˀrˁ vb. JBA.

--(e) ממילא : of itself, intrinsically JBA, JBAg.

--(f) ܦܫܛ : to continue speaking CPA.