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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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mwx noun sg. emphatic
mwḥ, mwḥˀ (mūḥ, mūḥā) n.m. brain
1 (anat.) brain (physical organ) Gal, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, Man. ▶ more

--(a) as the source of intelligence Syr.
2 fig.: a soft substance inside any hard shell Syr. ▶ more

--(a) bone marrow CPA, Syr, LJLA.

--(b) yolk of egg Syr, JBAg.

--(c) meat of a crustacean Syr.
3 skull JLAtg, Gal, Syr, JBA, Man. ▶ more

--(a) forehead Sam.