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mṣṣ (a/u) vb. to suck
GCGt
Gpəˁalto suck, suck out3 senses▶
1
to suck, suck out
Gal, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
PTŠeq 50.a:40[2]↗ מצץ עליה‏ : he sucks the leaves ; LSt.67:8↗ ܡܕܝܢ ܡܵܐܨܢܐ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܒܠܚܘܕ‏ : in that case I will only suck its water ; BT Šab 134a(27)↗ האי ינוקא דלא מאיץ מיקר הוא דקר פומיה ,, וכד חאים פומיה מאיץ‏ : the mouth of an infant which cannot suck has completely cooled down When its mouth warms up it will suck ; DSumqa 189 ↗ ḏtabra girmia umaiṣa muqra : that breaks bones and sucks out the marrow ; Pishra D-ainia 163 ↗ bnaiun ništria pumaiun lmimaṣ : their young will have their mouth released to suckle ; TgPs12:9↗ מהלכין כעלוקא דמצצא אדמיהון דבנינשא‏ : they walk about like a leech that sucks humans’ blood
(1)
to drink
Syr
2
to squeeze out
Syr
MS1 48:v79 ܢܟܣܘܢ ܨܦ݂ܪܐ ܚܕܐ ܥܠ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܘܕܡܗ ܢ݁ܡܨܘܢ‏ : they should slaughter the one bird over the water and squeeze out its blood
3
to absorb
JBA
BT AZ 32a(8)↗ ומייצי להו לחמרי‏ : (the jugs) used to absorb their wine
Cˀafˁelto nurse1 sense▶
to nurse
JBA
BT Ket 60b(49)↗ משום דחייסא עילויה וממצא ליה טפי‏ : because she is merciful over him and nurses him a lot
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be sucked out1 sense▶
to be sucked out
JBA
BT Bek 7a(51) var.Vat.↗ מגופיה קא ממצצי‏ : they are being sucked out of its body
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 818[398]DJPA: 326aDJBA: 701aJastrow: 827Drower/Macuch: 262b, 277aPayne-Smith: 2188J. Payne-Smith: 293Levy Ch-W: 2:62Audo: 2:67

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