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mtq (a/u) vb. to suck
GCGt
Gpəˁalto suck3 senses▶
1
to suck
Gal, Syr, JBA
IsNin1 5:2↗ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܕܡܵܬܹ݁ܩ ܒܘ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܬܲܡܵܢ‏ : the power that sucks intelligence out of there ; IshPs 165(18)↗ ܘܒܕܡܘܬ ܕܒܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܨܒܘ ܠܡܡܬܩ ܚܠܝܘܬܝ‏ : they wanted to suck my sweetness like bees ; BT AZ 18b(13)↗ טמש הא ומתק הא‏ : he dipped this (finger into the forbidden food) and sucked another one
(1)
to inhale
Syr
BalJos 270:16↗ ܡܸܬ݂ܩܲܬ̤ ܪ̈ܝܚܐ ܒܣܝ̈ܡܐ‏ : it inhaled the sweet fragrances
2
to absorb
Syr
BHde Plantis 81:126 ܡܢ ܕܘ̈ܟܝܬܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ ܣܘܢܩܢܗ݀ ܬܡܬܘܩܝ‏ : it may absorb its needs from various places ; IshPs 110(28)↗ ܕܪܟܝܟܐܝܬ ܡܬܩܐ ܠܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܛܪܐ‏
3
fig.:
Syr
ISSW 9:10e↗ ܒܝܲܕ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܕܲܡܬܲܩ ܡܸܢ ܦܸܬܓܵܡܸ̈ܐ ܙܥܽܘܪܸ̈ܐ‏ : by means of the power that he absorbed from a few sayings
Cˀafˁelto cause to suck1 sense▶
to cause to suck
Syr
IA1 166:v1954 text not cited
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be absorbed1 sense▶
to be absorbed
Syr
ThbK1 37:26↗ ܡܬܡܬܩܘ ܡܬܡܬܩܐ ܘܡܬܛܠܩܐ ܪܛܝܒܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܡܝ̈ܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܢܘܪܐ‏ : the moisture of water is actually absorbed and made to vanish by fire
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For the common connection with sweetness see notes to #2 and s.v. mtwq, mtwqˀ nom.ag.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 874[410]DJPA: 338aDJBA: 723bJ. Payne-Smith: 321Audo: 2:78

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