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nwp (a/u) vb. to incline
GCCtQ
Gpəˁalto incline4 senses▶
1
to incline
Syr
ActsH 10:11 ܢܚܬ ܗܘܐ ܘܢܐܦ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ‏ : it descended inclining onto the ground
(1)
(of a horse) to shy away
Syr
2
to hang
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 121:18 ܗ݀ܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܘ̈ܡܝܹܐ ܕܒ̈ܙܐ ܕܢܝܦܝܢ ܒܩܕܠܐ ܕܥܙܐ‏ : those two teat-like protrusions that dangle on a goat's neck
3
to be poured out
Syr
4
to wave to and fro in a boastful manner
Gal, JBA
SYAP 33:55↗ יַאֵי אַת קָאֵם ונָאֵף וְרֵעִם‏ : you stand there beautifully, boasting about and thundering ; BT Yev 63a(31)↗ חזינהו דקא ניפן אמ׳ להו אי ניפה ואי נ̇י̇פיה הפוכי בעיסקא טב מיניכו‏ : he saw that (the sheaves) were swaying to and fro. He said to them: "Whether you sway this way or that way, dealing in merchandise is better than you" [i.e. business is better than agriculture]
Cˀafˁelto wave something1 sense▶
to wave something
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBA
TgJ Is13:2↗ זְקוּפוּ אָתָא אְרִימוּ קָלָא לְהוֹן אְנִיפוּ יַד‏ : erect the sign, raise the voice, wave a hand ; GT F Lev23:12↗ ו̊ת̊קרבון ביומה די תניפון ית עומרה אימר שלים מן מום‏ : on the day you wave the omer you should sacrifice a lamb free of defect ; SamTgJ Ex20:21↗ הלא חרבך אן הנפת עליו וחללתנה‏ : because if you waved your sword over it you desecrated it ; P Is13:2↗ ܐܢܝܦܘ ܒܐܝܕܐ‏ ; P Acts13:16↗ ܘܲܐܢܼܝܦ݂ ܐܼܝܕ݂ܸܗ‏ ; BT Men 94a(12)↗ לינפו כולהו בה{{דד}}^ד^י הדדי קא הויא חציצה לינ{ו}<י>ף וליהדר ולינוף‏ : (if ) all of them wave (the offering) together, (then) this will constitute an interposition. (If one) waves the offering and afterwards (another) does so ...
(1)
as a signal
Syr
ES1 171:10 ܒܢܝܫܐ ܐܢܝܦ‏ ; LSt.161:2↗ ܘܡܢܝܦܐ ܠܢ ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܠܡܐ‏ : it signals to us that temporal glory is a dream
(2)
to wave a tool
Syr
JulSok 67(30):10↗ ܐܢܝܦ ܡܓܠܗ܃ ܕܛܢܢܟ ܘܚܨܘܕ ܟܦܐ ܕܙܝ̈ܙܢܐ‏ : wield your zeal’s sickle and reap the sheaves of weeds ; P Ex20:25↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ ܐܢܝܦ݂ܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܛܘܫܬܝܗܝ‏ : because if you wave an iron tool over it you profane it
(3)
ܡܢ : to wave away from, deflect from
Syr
DM 300:8 ܚܝܠܬܢܐܝܬ ܘܡܠܝܠܐܝܬ ܐܢܝܦܬܘܢ ܡܢܟܘܢ‏ : you deflected them from you powerfully and eloquently
Ctˀettafˁalto be waived1 sense▶
to be waived
PTA, Sam
TN Ex29:27↗ שקה דאפרשותא די אתנף"א<ת>ניף"‏
(1)
to be wielded
Syr
ESSerm4 30:15 ܩܘܪ̈ܢܣܘܗܝ ܕܒܝܫܐ ܕܐܬܬܢܝܦܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ‏ : the Evil One's hammers that had been wielded over them
Qquadriliteralnpnp: see s.v.1 sense▶
npnp: see s.v.
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 901[421]DJPA: 345aDJBA: 738aJastrow: 889J. Payne-Smith: 333Levy Ch-W: 2:98Tal Sam: 510Audo: 2:90
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