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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

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sit, dwell

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܐܝܬܝܗ	ʾytyh 'ythyh	she is	Matthew 6:22 Matthew 13:38 Matthew 19:14 Matthew 21:25 Mark 1:6 Mark 5:42 Mark 6:47 Mark 7:26 Mark 10:14 Luke 11:34 John 4:23 John 4:34 John 4:37 John 5:25 John 8:9 John 9:14 John 11:2 John 11:18 John 19:23 Acts 5:38 ... +18
ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ	ʾytyhwn 'ythyhwn	they are	Matthew 2:18 Matthew 4:18 Matthew 7:15 Matthew 10:2 Matthew 13:38 Matthew 22:30 Mark 1:16 Mark 2:15 Mark 6:44 Mark 8:9 Mark 9:6 Mark 12:25 Luke 7:25 Luke 8:12 Luke 20:36 Luke 24:53 John 1:4 John 3:19 John 8:10 John 21:2 ... +16
ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ	dʾytyhwn d'ythyhwn	who are(m)	Matthew 24:38 Mark 12:42 Luke 5:10 Luke 9:30 Luke 18:9 John 20:19 Acts 4:6 Acts 5:17 Romans 2:19 Romans 9:4 Romans 13:1 Romans 16:11 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Corinthians 6:20 Galatians 2:6 Galatians 2:9 Galatians 5:19 Ephesians 1:1 Colossians 4:11 1 Timothy 5:8 ... +4
ܕܐܝܬܝܗ	dʾytyh d'ythyh	who is(f)	Matthew 6:21 Mark 5:25 Mark 15:16 Mark 15:34 Mark 15:42 Luke 12:34 Acts 9:38 Acts 24:24 Acts 27:2 Romans 16:1 1 Corinthians 3:11 Galatians 4:24 Galatians 4:26 Ephesians 1:13 Ephesians 1:14 Ephesians 1:23 Philippians 3:9 1 Thessalonians 2:13 1 Timothy 3:15 1 Timothy 6:6 ... +3
ܘܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ	wʾytywhy w'ythywhy	and-[impf]sit, dwell-her Aphel	Mark 9:20 Mark 11:7 Mark 15:22 Luke 4:29 Luke 19:35 Luke 23:1 John 9:13 John 18:13 Acts 17:19 Acts 18:12 Acts 23:31 Acts 23:33
ܘܐܝܬܝܗ	wʾytyh w'ythyh	and-[impf]sit, dwell-his Aphel	Matthew 21:42 Mark 12:11 Luke 4:9 Luke 10:34 John 1:42 Acts 7:14 Acts 9:27 Acts 16:12 Ephesians 2:11
ܡܝܬܝܢܢ	mytynn mythynn	[ptcp]sit, dwell-we	Romans 8:36 Romans 14:8 Romans 14:8 Romans 14:8 1 Corinthians 15:32 2 Corinthians 6:9 2 Corinthians 6:9 1 Peter 2:24
ܘܐܝܬܝܘ	wʾytyw w'ythyw	and-[impf]sit, dwell[3pl] Aphel	Matthew 21:7 Mark 2:3 Mark 7:32 Mark 8:22 Mark 12:16 John 2:8 Acts 17:6 Acts 19:19
ܐܝܬܝܘ	ʾytyw 'ythyw	[impf]sit, dwell[3pl] Aphel	Mark 1:32 Luke 4:40 Luke 5:18 John 8:3 Acts 5:27 Acts 16:19
ܐܝܬܝܟܘܢ	ʾytykwn 'ythykwn	[impf]sit, dwell-your(pl) Aphel	Luke 11:13 John 8:44 Acts 22:3 Romans 6:14 Ephesians 5:8 1 John 4:4
ܕܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ	dʾytyhyn d'ythyhyn	of-[impf]sit, dwell-their(f) Aphel	Luke 19:42 Colossians 2:17 Colossians 2:22 Hebrews 9:10 Hebrews 11:1
ܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ	ʾytywhy 'ythywhy	[impf]sit, dwell-her Aphel	Luke 22:54 John 18:28 Acts 6:12 Acts 9:30 Acts 18:26
ܘܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ	wʾytyhwn w'ythyhwn	and-[impf]sit, dwell-their Aphel	Acts 4:4 Acts 12:3 Titus 1:16 1 John 5:8
ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ	ʾytyhyn 'ythyhyn	[impf]sit, dwell-their(f) Aphel	Luke 24:10 Acts 17:11 Galatians 4:24 1 John 4:1
ܕܐܝܬܝܟܘܢ	dʾytykwn d'ythykwn	of-[impf]sit, dwell-your(pl) Aphel	Luke 11:44 Acts 25:24 1 Corinthians 5:7 Philippians 2:16
ܐܝܬܝܟ	ʾytyk 'ythyk	[impf]sit, dwell-your Aphel	John 1:25 John 10:33 Philemon 1:17
ܡܝܬܝܐ	mytyʾ mythy'	[ptcp]sit, dwell	Mark 4:28 John 12:24 Romans 2:4
ܕܐܝܬܝܟ	dʾytyk d'ythyk	of-[impf]sit, dwell-your Aphel	Acts 8:23 Acts 24:10 Hebrews 1:12
ܠܝܬܝܗ	lytyh lythyh	to-sit, dwell-his	1 Corinthians 12:15 1 Corinthians 12:16 1 John 4:3
ܡܝܬܝܗܘܢ	mytyhwn mythyhwn	[ptcp]sit, dwell-their	Matthew 8:22 Luke 9:60
ܠܡܝܬܝܘ	lmytyw lmythyw	so.that-sit, dwell[3pl] Peal	Mark 6:55 John 10:16
ܠܡܝܬܝܘܬܗ	lmytywth lmythywthh	so.that-sit, dwell[abst]-his	Acts 25:26
ܘܐܝܬܝܟܘܢ	wʾytykwn w'ythykwn	and-[impf]sit, dwell-your(pl) Aphel	Ephesians 2:12
ܘܕܐܝܬܝܟܘܢ	wdʾytykwn wd'ythykwn	and.of-[impf]sit, dwell-your(pl) Aphel	Galatians 4:6
ܢܝܬܝܘܗܝ	nytywhy nythywhy	[impf]sit, dwell-her	Acts 25:3
ܐܝܬܝܬ	ʾytyt 'ythyth	[impf]sit, dwell[perf] Aphel	Mark 9:17
ܐܝܬܝܬܘܢ	ʾytytwn 'ythythwn	[impf]sit, dwell-you(pl) Aphel	Acts 19:37
ܕܢܝܬܝܘܗܝ	dnytywhy dnythywhy	of-[impf]sit, dwell-her	Acts 23:15

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
יָשַׁב	yashav	to sit, to dwell
תּוֹשָׁב	toshav	resident
מוֹשַׁב	moshav	settlement, town
יוֹשֵׁב	yoshev	inhabitant, resident
יְשִׁיבָה	yeshivah	yeshiva, talmudic academy

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
وَثَبَ	wathaba	to jump, to sit (archaic)
جَلَسَ	jalasa	to sit
مَوْضِع	mawḍiʿ	place, site
جُلُوس	julusun	sitting, session
مُقِيم	muqīm	resident, inhabitant