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ḥwdr, ḥwdrˀ (ḥŭḏar, ḥuḏrā) n.m. course

1 course Syr.

2 going around Syr. (a) cycle Syr. HippAp 4(19) : ܕܒܚܘܕܪ̈ܐ ܥܕܝܢ܃ ܒܥܕܝܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܠܡܬܟܠܝܘ ܙܕܩ it is right in periodically occuring sicknesses to use restriction (of diet) during their paroxysms. GeZA8 9:15 : ܒܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܝܛ܊ in the whole cyclical course of 19 years. (b) ܒܚܘܕܪܐ around about Syr. 1Esdras(3 Ezra) 1:50 : ܗܢܘܢ ܩܛܠܘ ܠܝܢܣ̈ܩܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܒܣܝܦܐ ܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ they killed their youngsters by the sword around its holy Temple [LXX περικύκλῳ τοῦ ἁγίου αὐτῶν ἱεροῦ].

3 circle Syr. (a) w. ܪܒܐ : great circle on a sphere (as in the modern 'great circle' route Syr. BHads 6:12 : ܥܲܪܩܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܝܪܐ ܐܝܬܸܝܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܵܐܡ ܬܪܝܨܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܣܪܢܐ ܘܦܘ̈ܠܘ ܕܐܣܦܝܪܐ ܗܸܢܘܢ ܟܕ ܗܸܢܘܢ ܦܘ̈ܠܘ ܕܥܸܪܲܩܬܵܗ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ̈ ̈ The equator of a sphere is that great circle positioned perpendicularly to an axis while those same poles of the sphere are the poles of its equator. BHads 6:5 ; .

4 diadem Syr. P 2Ch23:11 : ܘܝܗܒܘ ܒܪܫܗ ܬܓܐ܂ ܘܚܘܕܐ/ܘܚܘܕܪܐ .

5 book of Nestorian rites Syr.

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Derivatives:

ḥwdrˀyt (ḥuḏrāˀīṯ) adv. around