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- ܡܲܨܒܸܥ : 1) transitive ; see also ܨܲܪܒܹܐ / ܓܲܘܢܸܢ ; wood, glass, fabric ... : to stain / to suffuse with colour , to colour / to color , to dye / to shade / to add a colour to , to paint , to give a colour / a hue , to dye ;
2) transitive ; see also ܓܲܡܸܨ / ܒܵܠܹܠ / ܛܵܡܹܫ / ܨܲܪܒܹܐ ; food, fabric ... : to drench , to steep / to dip / to cover or plunge into a liquid for softening, bleaching or extracting an essence , food ... : to marinate / to souse (? , tea ... : to infuse (?) ;
- ܡܲܨܒܸܥ : 1) transitive ; see also ܨܵܒܹܥ : to pigment , to paint / to colour , to dye , to tint , to suffuse (?) ;
2) transitive ; see also ܒܵܠܹܠ / ܬܲܠܸܠ / ܡܲܪܸܣ / ܡܲܬܪܹܐ / ܨܲܪܒܹܐ : to soak in a liquid , to saturate in a liquid , to permeate so as to wet / soften or fill thoroughly , to permeate thoroughly ;
3) transitive ; see also ܨܲܪܒܹܐ / ܓܲܘܢܸܢ ; wood, glass, fabric ... : to stain / to suffuse with colour , to colour / to color , to dye / to shade / to add a colour to ;
4) transitive ; see also ܓܲܡܸܨ / ܒܵܠܹܠ / ܛܵܡܹܫ / ܨܲܪܒܹܐ ; food, fabric ... : to steep / to dip / to cover or plunge into a liquid for softening, bleaching or extracting an essence , food, gherkins, pickles... : to marinate / to souse (? , tea ... : to infuse (?) ;
5) figurative sense ; a student (in classical studies ...) : to steep (?) / to nourish (?) / to teach thoroughly (?) , a government towards their population ; in ignorance, with prejudice ... : to steep (?) / to keep against their will (?) , desperate person in alcohol ... : to steep (?) / to cause to be addicted to drinking (?) , terrace, nave, room ... ; in sunshine, half-light, sunset glow ... : to steep (?) / to bathe in half-light ... (?) / to flood (?) ;