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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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rx$ noun sg. emphatic
rḥš, rḥšˀ (rḥẹš, ra/eḥšā) n.m. creeping animal
1 creeping animal, reptile Qum, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA.
2 insect, i.e., small creeping animal JLAtg, Man. ▶ more

--(a) maggot, pupa JLAtg, Syr, JBA, LJLA.

--(b) ant, hard-working insect Syr.
3 fig.: . ▶ more

--(a) hoarseness Syr.

--(b) hard plant skin Syr.

--(c) a type of footwear worn by monks Syr.