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rtˁ vb. to withdraw from one's normal position
GCGt
Gpəˁalto be frightened into withdrawal1 sense▶
to be frightened into withdrawal
Sam, LJLA
TgPs35:4↗ יבהתון ויכספון תבעי נפשי ירתעון לאחורא‏
Cˀafˁelto make withdraw, disappear2 senses▶
1
to make withdraw, disappear
Sam, Syr, LJLA
SamTgJ Ex16:21↗ וארתע שמשה‏ : the sun melted (the manna) ; P Ez21:15↗ ܘܐܬܛܝܒ ܠܡܪܬܥܘ ܠܫܪܒܬܗ ܕܒܪܝ‏ : prepare to remove (?) my son's tribe ; TgLamYemWT 2:2↗ ארתע לאחורא יד ימיניה‏ : He withdrew his right hand to the back
(1)
to dislocate
Syr
P Ez25:9↗ ܕܡܪܬܥ/ܡܬܪܥ/ ܐܢܐ ܟܬܦܗ‏
(2)
to frighten into an uproar
Sam
SamTgJ Ex14:24↗ וארתע ית משרית מצראי‏ : it put the Egyptians' camp into an uproar
2
(intransitive) to withdraw
Gal
PalLaws1(1) 28:21↗ ומרתע וקאים רחיק‏ : he withdraws in fright and stands afar
(1)
to droop down from a normal position
Syr
Geop 103:20↗ ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܩܐܡ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܠ ܘܡܪܬܥܢ ܐܕܢ̈ܘܗܝ‏ : if it stays put and does not eat and its ears droop
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto recoil in fear or astonishment2 senses▶
1
to recoil in fear or astonishment
JBA
BT Er 67a(11)↗ רב חסדא מרתע ממתנייתיה דרב ששת ורב ששת מרתע מפילפוליה דרב חסדא‏ : PN1 recoils from the tannaitic traditions of PN2 while PN2 recoils from the logical argumentation of PN1
2
(blood) to be spilled or absorbed (?)
LJLA
TgEsth2 1:2(263)↗ וחמא נבוכד נצ׳ רשיע׳ לדמיה דמתרתע בארע׳‏ : †
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See note s.v. rtˁ #2.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1495[748]DJPA: 531bDJBA: 1097aJastrow: 1504J. Payne-Smith: 553Levy Ch-W: 2:441Tal Sam: 856b
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