A Syriac Chrestomathy

sources for syriacists

R4 · nestle-1889-en/r4/g178-aqeb-heel

lemma

unvoc ܥܩܒ
voc ܥܩܰܒ
translit ʿqab
pos verb, impf. u
gloss_en tread on (with the heels), follow
gloss_de mit der Ferse treten, folgen
root
payne_smith
frequency_rank
layer vocalized Serto
stems Pa. 'investigate, examine' | untersuchen, erforschen

primer_note

'Tread on the heels' → 'follow' → (Pa.) 'investigate'. Nestle lays the three senses in a row and lets the metaphor show itself.

sub_lemmas

vocgloss_engloss_deraw
ܥܶܩܒܳܐ, pl. ܥܶܩ̈ܒܶܐ et ܥܶܩ̈ܒܳܬܳܐheelFerseܥܶܩܒܳܐ, pl. ܥܶܩ̈ܒܶܐ et ܥܶܩ̈ܒܳܬܳܐ Ferse | heel

source

primer nestle-1889-en
page 178
leaf n267