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ss, ssˀ (sās, sāsā) n.m./f. moth, maggot
1
moth, worm, maggot
Common Aramaic
Sf.1.a31↗ wpm nml̇h wss wqml : the mouth of ants, worms, and lice ; PTHag 78.a:49[2]↗ ססא דקיסא‏ : woodworm ; Lag(285) Matt6:20↗ ܗܢ ܣܣܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܠܢܐ ܣܪܚ‏ : where (neither) moth nor rust corrupt ; P Is50:9↗ ܐܝܟ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܒ݁ܠܝܢ܂ ܘܣܣܐ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܐܢܘܢ‏ ; P Mt6:19↗ 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
2
decay, rot
Syr
P Prov14:30↗ ܘܣܣܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܡܐ‏ : [MT וּרְקַב עֲצָמוֹת]
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For double gender see Bh Gr2 11(13ff.)

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