See ነፍስ on Wiktionary
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
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"2": "𐎐𐎔𐎌"
},
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"soul",
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"spirit",
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"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "ነፍሲ",
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"alternative"
]
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"expansion": "ነፍስ • (näfs) ?",
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"soul"
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"soul"
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]
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],
"word": "ነፍስ"
}
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"3": "*napš-",
"4": "",
"5": "breath, spirit"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "syc",
"2": "ܢܦܫܐ"
},
"expansion": "Classical Syriac ܢܦܫܐ",
"name": "cog"
},
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"1": "he",
"2": "נֶפֶשׁ"
},
"expansion": "Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "akk",
"2": "𒆒",
"gloss": "to breathe",
"tr": "napašu"
},
"expansion": "Akkadian 𒆒 (napašu, “to breathe”)",
"name": "cog"
},
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"2": "نَفْس",
"t": "a soul, a life"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "uga",
"2": "𐎐𐎔𐎌"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
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"1": "gez",
"2": "ነፍስ"
},
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}
],
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"tags": [
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"7": "",
"8": "",
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"expansion": "ነፍስ • (näfs) ?",
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"word": "ነፋስ"
}
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"Pages with entries",
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"soul",
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"2": "ܢܦܫܐ"
},
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "he",
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},
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},
{
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"2": "𒆒",
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"tr": "napašu"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
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"2": "𐎐𐎔𐎌"
},
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}
],
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"tags": [
"romanization"
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]
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},
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}
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],
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"tags": [
"romanization"
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},
{
"form": "ነፍሲ",
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"expansion": "ነፍስ • (näfs) ?",
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],
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}
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