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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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xwr A02
ḥwr (ḥiwwār) adj. white
1 white Com. ▶ more

--(a) (pottery) unglazed JBA, Man.

--(b) (of other colors) light, pale JBA.
2 white clothing Sam, Syr. ▶ more

--(a) pl. white cloths as decoration Syr.

(a.1) ܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܘܪ̈ܐ : Easter week Syr.
3 silver Sam, Syr.
4 subst.: white, white object OA-East, Syr, JBAg. ▶ more

--(a) white stone, limestone Palm.

--(b) fem.pl. : white hair Syr, JBA.

(b.1) ܐܟܠ ܚܸܘܵܪ̈ܵܬܸܗ : one who eats his own grey hair, a term of disrespect for an elderly person Syr.

--(c) fem. : a type of white flour JBA.

--(d) white spot on meat and/or an anatomical feature JBA.
5 fig.: acrimonious (? see s.v. #2?) Man.
6 transparent JBA, Man. ▶ more

--(a) fig. : clear, understandable JBA.
7 (of trees) non-productive (?) Syr, JBA. ▶ more

--(a) (of land) non-irrigated (?) Jud.