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mˀn, mˀnˀ (mān, mānā) n.m. vessel; garment
1
vessel
Common Aramaic
Fakh.16↗ mn | yld | šmy | mn | mˀnyˀ zy | bt | hdd : whoever removes my name from the vessels of the temple of Hadad ; TAD B2.9 R.5↗ מאני נחש ופרזל מאני עק‏ : vessels of bronze and iron, vessels of wood ; TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .93↗ מאן טב כס[י] מלה בלבבה וה̇ו ז̇[י ]תביר הנפקה ברא‏ : a good vessel covers up a word within itself, but if is broken it lets it out ; Ezra 5:14↗ מָאנַיָּא דִי־בֵית־אֱלָהָא דִּי דַהֲבָה וְכַסְפָּא‏ : the gold and silver Temple vessels ; NabCvLet 1:.24↗ wmny nḥš ; SamTgJ Num5:17↗ מים קדישים במהן חסף‏ : sanctified water in a clay utensil ; ApocDan.33.11↗ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܲܩܕܫܐ܂ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܣܐܡܐ ܘܟ̈ܣܐ ܘܐܣ̈ܩܦܐ܂ ܘܡܙܪ̈ܩܐ‏ : all the service vessels in the Temple, gold and silver cups, flagons, and bowls ; P Gn24:53↗ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ‏ : silver vessels ; BT Šab 139b(44)↗ שאפו שיכרא ממנא למנא‏ : they used to pour out š'-beverage from one vessel to another ; Anan 48:4↗ מאניהון יתבין בההוא מנא דפחרא‏ : their vessels are located in that pottery vessel
2
instrument, utensil, tool
Common Aramaic
P Gn27:3↗ ܡܐ̈ܢܝܟ ܣܝܦܟ ܘܩܫܬܟ‏ ; BT BM 84a(41)↗ בעא למיהדר לאיתויי מאניה ולא אמצייה‏ : he wanted to return to bring his gear, but he was unable (to do) it
(1)
musical instrument
Syr, LJLA
ThbK1 92:10↗ ܢܕ̈ܥܢ ܒܠܥܕ ܦܓܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܐܢܝܗܝܢ ܘܟ̈ܢܪܝܗܝܢ‏ : they could know their instruments and lyres without bodies ; TgIChron 15:16↗ משבחיא במאני תושבחתא נבלין וכנרי׳ וצלצלין‏
(2)
medical instrument
Syr
HippAp 3(8)↗ ܣܦܝܩ݂ܘܬ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ‏ : evacuation by means of instruments
(3)
colter of a plow
JBA, Man
BT BM 80a(8)↗ דינקיט מנא‏ : the one who holds the plowshare
(4)
pl. +zyn, qrb : weapons
JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, LJLA
TgJ Ez23:24↗ וְיֵיתוֹן עלַך בְמָנֵי זֵינָא בִרתִכִין וְגִלגְלִין‏ ; TgJ Ez32:27↗ דְאִתַחַתוּ לִשאוֹל בְמָנֵי קְרָבְהוֹן‏ : those who were sent down to Sheol with their weapons ; TN Gen27:3↗ וכדון סב כען מני זינך‏ ; Lag(393) John18:3↗ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܬ݁ܡ݁ܢ ܒܦܢܣ̈ܝܢ ܘܠܡܧ̈ܕܢ ܘܡ̈ܐܢܝܙܝܢ‏ : he came there with lamps, torches, and weapons ; TgTosPr 2Sam.21:17↗ ולבש מניה זיניה ואתקן במאני קרביה‏
(5)
pl. : baggage, possessions
Syr
AGnEx 103.28↗ ܕܡܣܪܗܒܝܢ ܠܡܫܪܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܒܥܝܪܗܘܢ ܘܠܡܥܠܘ ܡܐܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ݂‏ : who were hurrying to unload their beasts and bring in their baggage
(6)
legal document (?)
JBA
BT BM 47a(53)↗ כמאן כתבינן, וקנינא מיניה במנא דכשר למקניא ביה‏ : according to whom do we write: "I bought it from him with a vessel with which it is proper to acquire" [but understood in the text as an actual vessel?]
3
garment
JPAEpig, Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
BR 1292:4(4)↗ נפק לגביה לביש סנטרוי מאי סנטרוי מאנין דלא בזיעין‏ : he went out to him wearing his s'; what are "his s'?" Garments that are not torn ; LESC 83.2:14↗ ܘܥܪܩ ܒܠܝܠܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܡܐܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܥܠ ܦܘܓܪܗ‏ : he fled at night only with the clothes that were on his body ; P Acts22:23↗ ܡܫܲܕܸ݁ܝܢ ܗܼܘܲܘ ܡܵܐܢ̈ܲܝܗܘ݂ܢ‏ : they cast off their clothes ; BT Yom 84a(6)↗ שלחינהו שדנהו למניה ורהיט‏ : he stripped off his garments, threw them down, and ran away ; ATS 2.5:2210↗ rušuma ˁkuma bmana hadta hiuara : a black mark on a new white garment ; TgProv25:20↗ היך ססא למאנא‏ : like a moth to a garment [=Pesh, LXX] †
4
ship
Syr
P Is18:2↗ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܦܝܪܘܢ‏ : papyrus ships
(1)
astron. : heavenly body
Qumran
4QEnastr b 7 iii:7↗ בדי מן תמן דנחין מאני שמיא‏ : inasmuch as from there (the east) the heavenly bodies rise
5
cognitive essence, mind
Syr, Man
P 4Ezra 4:11↗ ܘܐܝ݁ܟܢܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܡܐܢܟ ܠܡܚܕ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܡܐ‏ : how is your mind able to grasp the way of the Most High?
6
measure
Syr
Geop 10:29↗ text not cited
7
(gram.) adverbial particle [Arabic calque]
Syr
ET 14:7 ܡܐܢܝ̈ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܕܘܟܬܐ‏
8
pl. : bodily organs
Syr
(1)
ܡܐܢܝ̈ ܩܠܐ : organs of speech
Syr
Med 176:12 ܢܟ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܓܕܫܝܢ ܠܡܐܢܝ̈ ܩܠܐ‏ : injuries that happen to the organs of speech
(2)
ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܓܲܘܵܐ : internal organs, intestines
Syr
HippAp 18(25)↗ text not cited ; IVMac5:30↗ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܐܢ ܥ̈ܝܢܝ ܬܥܨܐ ܘܬܦܫܪ ܒܡܐ̈ܢܝ/ܡܐ̈ܢܝ/ ܓܘܝ‏ : not even if you put out my eyes or melt down my internal organs
(3)
ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܬܪܣܝܬܐ : organs of digestion
Syr
BHCandBak 424:1 text not cited
(4)
ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܢܫܡܬܐ
Syr
BHCandBak 422:1 ܪܸܣܦܼܪܲܬܿܪܝ ܿܪܓܲܢܣ‏
(5)
ܡܐܢܝ̈ ܙܲܪܥܵܐ : organs of reproduction
Syr
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 702[373]DJPA: 288bDJBA: 637bJastrow: 723Drower/Macuch: 246b, 248bPayne-Smith: 1991J. Payne-Smith: 247Levy Ch-W: 2:2Tal Sam: 448DNWSI: 588DISO: 141DCPA[Schulthess]: 207[106]DJA: 61aQumran: 131

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