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w_ c
w_ (wə_) conj. and, also


rxmh noun sg. emphatic
rḥmh, rḥmtˀ (raḥmā, ra/eḥmat, reḥəmtā/rḥamtā) n.f. love
1 love, friendship Com. ▶ more

--(a) ברחמה : as a gift OfA-Egypt.

--(b) passion (for an endeavor) Syr.

--(c) sexual Syr, LJLA.
2 in collocations, generally as calques on Greek terms . ▶ more

--(a) ܪܸܚܡܲܬ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ : hospitality Syr.

--(b) ܪܸܚܡܲܬ ܐ̄ܢܵܫܘܬܵܐ, ܪܸܚܡܲܬܐܢܵܫܵܐ : benevolence Syr.

--(c) ܪܸܚܡܲܬ ܕܗܒܐ/ܟܣܦܐ : avarice Syr.

--(d) ܪܸܚܡܲܬ ܟܪܣܐ : love of food, gluttony Syr.

--(e) ܪܸܚܡܲܬ ܥܡܠܐ : love of labor Syr.

--(f) ܪܸܚܡܲܬ ܥܕܠܐܝܬ : love of finding fault Syr.