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ˁyr (ˁīr) adj. watching, awake; angel
√ ˁyr vb.
1
awake, alert
Gal, CPA, Syr, JBAmb, JBA
EchRB[1]121(16)↗ עד כד{י}<ו>ן ברייתא עירין‏ : people are still awake ; CPA Matt25:13↗ ܗܘܘ ܐܘܢ ܥܝܪ̈ܝܢ‏ : so be alert ; JBAmb2 89:4↗ זה דיוא ולטבא עירא ושכבא וכלאילהותא בישתא 1‏ : go away devil and no-good one, awake or asleep, and any evil supernatural creature ; BT San 29b(6)↗ עירי ושכבי להוו עלך סהדי‏ : may the awake and the sleeping be witnesses against you
(1)
ܥܝܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ : sober
Syr
GregOr 41 68.10.8↗ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܝܪܝܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ܂ ܗ݀ܢܝܢ ܠܕܪܘܝܢ‏ : these for those who are sober, those for the ones drunk
(2)
ܥܝܪ ܕܡܝܟ : half awake, half asleep
Syr
ThbK1 71:6↗ text not cited
2
watching
CPA, Syr
P Mk13:34↗ ܕ݁ܢܸܗܘܸܐ ܥܼܝܪ‏
(1)
angel, lit. watcher
BADan, Qumran, JPAEpig, Gal, Syr
Dan 4:20↗ עִיר וְקַדִּישׁ‏ ; Amu24 1.4↗ גבריאל מלאכה עירא וקדישה‏ ; SYAP 69:12↗ דמיין לקדישין ועירין‏ ; ThbK1 29:9↗ text not cited ; SyrCharm.2.1:106↗ ܗܘ ܕܟܣܐ ܡܢ ܥܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܢܫܐ‏
(2)
watcher(?) -- a technical term for a third party in contracts
OAEast
3
watch = period of time
CPA
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Possibly with weakened initial laryngeal as אירא in JBAmb. and also there as עיל !?
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1098[523]DJPA: 405bDJBA: 860aDrower/Macuch: 357a, 357b, 39bJ. Payne-Smith: 412DCPA[Schulthess]: 307[145]BarBahlul: 1432:4Qumran: 177
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