The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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qryb A01

OfA also spelled defectively; JLAtg קָרִיב ; CPA f.pl. ܩܘܪܝܒܢ

  1 near Com. --(a) in space Com. --(b) in time Com. (b.1) w. infinitive : on the verge of Qum, Syr.
  2 other, neighbor, companion JLAtg, CPA, Syr.
  3 relative Com. --(a) female relative or companion Gal, Syr.
  4 present Syr.

z(yr A01

zˁyr (zˁēr) adj. small

from the diminutive formation *zuˁēr, with a rare spelling זועיר at Qumran preserving the historical form

1 small BA-Da, Palm, Nab, Qum, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, JBAmb, LJLA. --(a) few, small in number OfA-Egypt, LJLA. --(b) young Qum, Gal, PTA, LJLA.
2 quick, sharp OfA-Egypt.