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qps (a/u) vb. to contract
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Gpəˁalintransitive : to contract2 senses▶
1
intransitive : to contract
Syr
EphPar 5:8.6↗ ܐܢ ܩܦܣ ܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܟܐ ܘܐܢ ܦܫܛ ܗܘܐ ܒܟܠ ܕܘܟ‏ : if it contracts it is in a place, and if it expands it is in every place
(1)
to spasm : see derived forms
Syr
(2)
to be collected together
Syr
P Sirach 39:34↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܦܝܣܝܢ ܒܐܘܨܪ̈ܐ‏ : because all of them have been collected in the storehouses
(3)
to withdraw
Syr
2
trans. : to shorten, contract
Syr
EphFid 11:21.2↗ ܩܦܣ ܗ݂ܘ ܡܬܚܗ ܒܚܘܒܐ‏
(1)
to pull together, collect
Syr
P 2Ch34:28↗ ܩ݁ܦܣ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܟ‏ : I am gathering you to your ancestors
(2)
to withdraw, withhold, restrain
Syr
P 1Ch21:15↗ ܣܓܝ ܚܒܠܬ܂ ܡܟܝܠ ܩܦܘܣ ܐܝܕܟ܂‏ : you have destroyed a lot; now then restrain your hand ; JesusJohn 6↗ ܘܼܐܝܕܸܗ ܩܦܲܣ‏ : he withdrew his hand ; ISSW 3:1↗ ܕܽܘܒܵܪܵܐ ܕܣܵܦܸܩ ܠܡܸܩܦܲܣ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܗܵܢܵܐ‏ : a practice sufficient to withdraw the mind from this world
Dpaˁˁelto collect3 senses▶
1
to collect
Syr
P Neh12:44↗ ܠܡܩܦܣܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܫܝܬܐ‏
2
to shut (eyes)
Syr
ESVirg 167:15↗ ܐܢ ܢܩܦܘܣ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܢܚܒܘܫ ܒܓܘܗܝܢ‏ : if we shut our eyes to hold the light inside them
3
to impede, restrain, shrink
Syr
ESNisB2 92:4 ܩܦܣܘ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܢ‏ : then have they impeded our craft
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be contracted3 senses▶
1
to be contracted
Syr
Apoll 44:14 text not cited
(1)
(of troops) to retreat
Syr
Bhchr 389:5↗ ܐܠܘܠܐ ܕܚܠܘ ܦܪ̈ܡܓܝܐ ܡܢ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܠܡܐ ܟܡܹܢܐ ܢܗܐ ܘܐܬܩܦܸܣܘ‏ : if the Franks did not fear that there might be an ambush and withdraw
(2)
to be diminished
Syr
AthSy 16:18 ܐܦܠܐ ܐܬܩܦܣ ܠܘܬܢ‏ : nor did was he diminished in our direction
2
to be gathered
Syr
P 2Ch30:3↗ ܘܡܠܦܢ̈ܘܗܝ/ܘܡܢܦܩ̈ܘܗܝ/ ܕܥܡܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܩܦܣܘ ܗܘܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ/ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ/‏ ; P Sirach 16:10↗ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܐܝܢ ܐܬܩܦܣܘ ܡܛܠ ܪܛܘܢܝܗܘܢ‏ : six hundred thousand foot soldiers were assembled because of their murmuring
3
+ܠܘܬ : to be focused on
Syr
ISSW 1:9↗ ܫܵܪܸܟ ܕܸܝܢ ܪܸܗܛܸܗ ܟܲܕ ܡܸܬܩܦܸܣ ܘܡܸܬܚܲܝܲܕ܂ ܠܘܵܬܵܗ݀ ܕܼܐܝܬܽܘܬܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܬܵܐ‏ : then (the mind’s) course remains focused and joined upon the divine essence
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto withdraw oneself2 senses▶
1
to withdraw oneself
Syr
PsHex 32:8(Aqu) ܡܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܢܬܩ݁ܦܣܘܢ‏ : [MT: מִמֶּנּוּ יָגוּרוּ] ; ThbK1 27:12↗ ܕܡܬܩܦܣܐ ܠܗ݀ ܡ݂ܢ ܗ݀ܘ ܗܕܡܐ ܕܚ݁ܐܫ‏ : that (the soul) withdraws from that affected limb
(1)
to restrain oneself : see s.v. mtqpsnw
Syr
2
to be annulled
Syr
Cyr1 372:3 text not cited
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