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Variant reading 1 of 2
w_ c
mlh noun sg. emphatic
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.
Variant reading 2 of 2
)w c01
1 or Com.
2 ˀw ... ˀw : if . . . but if, whether . . . or Com.
▶ more
--(a) alone : if, but if JBA, JBAg, Man.
3 equivalent to MT אִם as the second clause in a question Qum, Gal.
4 with comparative adjs. or actions (calque of Greek): rather than, more than Syr.
