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ss, ssˀ
(sās, sāsā)
n.m./f.
moth, maggot
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moth, worm, maggot
Common Aramaic
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7 citations
Sf.1.a31
↗
wpm nm
l̇
h wss wqml
wpm nm
l̇
h wss wqml
ופם נמל̇ה וסס וקמל
ܘܦܡ ܢܡܠ̇ܗ ܘܣܣ ܘܩܡܠ
ܘܦܡ ܢܡܠ̇ܗ ܘܣܣ ܘܩܡܠ
: the mouth of ants, worms, and lice
;
PTHag 78.
a
:49[2]
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ססא דקיסא
ssˀ dqysˀ
ܣܣܐ ܕܩܝܣܐ
ܣܣܐ ܕܩܝܣܐ
ssˀ dqysˀ
ססא דקיסא
ܣܣܐ ܕܩܝܣܐ
ܣܣܐ ܕܩܝܣܐ
: woodworm
;
Lag(285) Matt6:20
↗
ܗܢ ܣܣܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܠܢܐ ܣܪܚ
hn ssˀ wlˀ ˀklnˀ srḥ
הן ססא ולא אכלנא סרח
ܗܢ ܣܣܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܠܢܐ ܣܪܚ
hn ssˀ wlˀ ˀklnˀ srḥ
הן ססא ולא אכלנא סרח
ܗܢ ܣܣܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܠܢܐ ܣܪܚ
ܗܢ ܣܣܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܠܢܐ ܣܪܚ
: where (neither) moth nor rust corrupt
;
P Is50:9
↗
ܐܝܟ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܒ݁ܠܝܢ܂ ܘܣܣܐ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܐܢܘܢ
ˀyk lbwšˀ blyn. wssˀ nˀkwl ˀnwn
איך לבושא בּלינ٠ וססא נאכול אנון
ܐܝܟ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܒ݁ܠܝܢ܂ ܘܣܣܐ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܐܢܘܢ
ˀyk lbwšˀ blyn. wssˀ nˀkwl ˀnwn
איך לבושא בּלינ٠ וססא נאכול אנון
ܐܝܟ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܒ݁ܠܝܢ܂ ܘܣܣܐ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܐܢܘܢ
ܐܝܟ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܒ݁ܠܝܢ܂ ܘܣܣܐ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܐܢܘܢ
;
P Mt6:19
↗
ܐܲܬ݂ܲܪ ܕ݁ܣܵܣܵܐ ܘܲܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܡܚܲܒ݁ܠܼܝܢ
ˀaṯar dsāsāˀ waˀḵlāˀ mḥabliyn
אַתַר דּסָסָא וַאכלָא מחַבּלִין
ܐܲܬ݂ܲܪ ܕ݁ܣܵܣܵܐ ܘܲܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܡܚܲܒ݁ܠܼܝܢ
ˀaṯar dsāsāˀ waˀḵlāˀ mḥabliyn
אַתַר דּסָסָא וַאכלָא מחַבּלִין
ܐܲܬ݂ܲܪ ܕ݁ܣܵܣܵܐ ܘܲܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܡܚܲܒ݁ܠܼܝܢ
ܐܲܬ݂ܲܪ ܕ݁ܣܵܣܵܐ ܘܲܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܡܚܲܒ݁ܠܼܝܢ
;
GY 5:19
↗
labalia lbuša ḏlbiš ulanapil sasa uhbala bksuia
: the clothing he wears does not wear out nor do moth and rot affect his clothes
;
TgProv25:20
↗
היך ססא למאנא
hyk ssˀ lmˀnˀ
ܗܝܟ ܣܣܐ ܠܡܐܢܐ
ܗܝܟ ܣܣܐ ܠܡܐܢܐ
hyk ssˀ lmˀnˀ
היך ססא למאנא
ܗܝܟ ܣܣܐ ܠܡܐܢܐ
ܗܝܟ ܣܣܐ ܠܡܐܢܐ
2
decay, rot
Syr
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1 citation
P Prov14:30
↗
ܘܣܣܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܡܐ
wssˀ dgr̈mˀ
וססא דגרמא
ܘܣܣܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܡܐ
wssˀ dgr̈mˀ
וססא דגרמא
ܘܣܣܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܡܐ
ܘܣܣܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܡܐ
: [MT וּרְקַב עֲצָמוֹת]
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Derivatives
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sss
vb.
— D to subject
sws
vb.
— to corrode like a worm
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Notes & Bibliography
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For double gender see
Bh Gr
2
11(13ff.)
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
1025[486]
DJPA:
384b
Jastrow:
1009
Drower/Macuch:
313b
J. Payne-Smith:
383
Levy Ch-W:
2:176
DNWSI:
795
DCPA[Schulthess]:
291[138]
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