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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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msh noun sg. abs. or construct
msh, mstˀ (messā, messəṯā) n.f. measure, as much as, enough for
1 measure, as much as OfA, OfA-Egypt, Syr, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) כמסת : as many as : see s.v. kmst OfA-Pers, LJLA.

--(b) מסת X a time expression בX : full amount time after time LJLA.
2 portion Syr, LJLA.
3 as prep.: messaṯ: for, according to Syr. ▶ more

--(a) enough for JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, JBAg, LJLA.

(a.1) מסתה : adv.: in and of itself, alone Sam.
4 it is enough; enough! JLAtg, Gal, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) _٠ לאמסתיא: it is not enough for... Gal, JBA, LJLA.
5 conj. : in order that, as far as Syr.
6 תחת מסתא : under age(?), dependent person (?) OfA-Egypt.