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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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$n noun pl. emphatic
šn, šnˀ (ši/en, ši/ennā) n.m. tooth
1 (anat.) tooth Com.
2 ivory Syr, JBA.
3 fig.: crag, rock JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, LJLA.
4 other tooth-like objects: . ▶ more

--(a) second vertebra Syr.

--(b) tines Syr, LJLA.

(b.1) tooth of a saw JBAg.

--(c) a rectal or intestinal protrusion JBA.

--(d) clove of garlic Syr.
5 (med.) pl. + qualifier indicating different peculiarities or illnesses of the teeth Syr. ▶ more

--(a) (med.) ܫܸܢܲܝ̈ ܥܘܼܩܒܵܪܸ̈ܐ : boils Syr.

--(b) (bot.) ܫܸܢܲܝ̈ ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ : Dracunculus vulgaris Syr.
6 age, era (of growth) Syr. ▶ more

--(a) idiom: ܫܦܝܪ ܫܢܐ : young and healthy Syr.

--(b) ܒܪ ܫܢܐ : of the same age cohort Syr.