אֲרִי I, אֲרָא (√אר, cmp. ירי) prop. to point, throw, hence (in a logical sense) to argue, question, discuss, treat. B. Kam. 30ᵇ מדקא ארינן גלל Ar. (ed. איירינן, v. infra) since we pointed out the law about the dung placed in the street as an argument against Rab. Keth. 16ᵃ, a. fr. ודקארי לה מאי קארי לה and he who raised the question, how could he raise it at all, i.e. the answer being so obvious, what must have been the impression he labored under, that he could ask such a question, or raise such an argument?—Y. Keth. VI, 30ᵈ bot. ואין קמו יתמי ואָרוּן if the heirs should rise and raise objections (go to law).
    Af. - אַיְירִי same. Ned. 2ᵇ איירי בהון he does treat thereof.—Pes. 6ᵇ, a. fr. איידי דאיירי ב־ incidentally of treating the question of … Kerith. 14ᵃ, a. fr. (באבר אחד) קא מַיְירֵי the argument is up (about one limb). B. Kam. 30ᵇ כי איירינן when we raised the objection (taking our argument from ‘the dung’, v. supra), it was before R. N. had given his opinion; a. fr.—Deriv. אִרְיָא.