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w_ (wə_) conj. and, also


qnh noun pl. emphatic
qnh, qnyˀ (qnē, qanyā) n.m./f. reed
1 reed Com. ▶ more

--(a) stalk Syr.

--(b) specific reed-like plants .

(b.1) ܕܒܸܣܡܵܐ : sweet calamus JLAtg, PTA, Syr, LJLA.

(b.2) (bot.) ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ : plant name Syr.

(b.3) (bot.) ܕܲܣܝܵܓܵܐ : plant name Syr.

--(c) pen Syr.
2 tube, pipe Syr, JBA. ▶ more

--(a) penis Syr.

--(b) artery Syr.

--(c) trachea Syr, JBA.

--(d) strip of fabric Syr.

--(e) as a pen (?) Syr.

--(f) as a musical instrument Syr.
3 stick, cane Gal, CPA, JBA. ▶ more

--(a) rod, staff Syr.

(a.1) staff: a measuring unit of length 6 or 7 cubits Qum, JLAtg, Syr, JBAg.

1 used as a measuring stick Syr.
4 arm Syr. ▶ more

--(a) elbow, cubit Syr, LJLA.

--(b) branch of candelabrum [Hebraism] JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA.

--(c) wing-bone Syr.

--(d) ܩܢܝ ܫܠܡܐ : balance beam; (astron.) Libra Syr.

(d.1) alone : Libra Man.
5 reed basket [Greek calque] CPA.