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msn, msnˀ (mɘsān, mɘsānā) n.m. shoe
√ sˀn vb.
shoe
Common Aramaic
TAD B2.6 R.16↗ שנן משאן 1‏ : one pair of shoes ; H 29:.6↗ bgn mrn wmrtn ̇̇̇ dlˁwl lḣkˀ bmšn[ẏṅ : the curse of our Lord and our Lady ... be upon whoever enters here with shoes ; GenApoc 22.21↗ ערקא דמסאן‏ : the strap of a shoe ; TgO Gen14:23↗ מִחוּטָא וְעַד עַרקַת מְסָנָא‏ ; Amu16 1.6↗ ורקעת ארעה במסנך‏ : you trampled the earth with your shoe ; BR 553:7(1)↗ מסנא דמטרונה‏ ; TN Ex3:5↗ שלח מסניך מעלוי רגליך‏ ; SamTgJ Ex3:5↗ שלף מסניך מן על רגליך‏ ; P Ex3:5↗ ܫܪܝ ܡܣ̈ܢܝܟ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܟ‏ ; BT Qid 49a(20)↗ מסנא דרב לכרעי לא בעינא‏ : I do not want a shoe that is too big for my foot [i.e. a husband of a higher rank] ; Anan 117:29↗ למשלוף גורביה בהדי מסניה‏ : to take off his sock along with his shoe
§Form & Usage▶
OfA also (and thus historically) mśˀn, Qum. מסאן ; Hatran also probably mśn
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✎Notes & Bibliography▶
In some dialects msn undoubtedly has a connotation of luxury not attached to other words for footwear. Note the discussion in Anan 116f. explaining that this word refers to a shoe that completely covers the foot as opposed to a sandal.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 786[454]DJPA: 320bDJBA: 689bJastrow: 809Drower/Macuch: 276a, 352bJ. Payne-Smith: 285Levy Ch-W: 2:50Tal Sam: 559DNWSI: 665DCPA[Schulthess]: 240[130]Qumran: 145
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