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w_ c
w_ (wǝ_) conj. and, also

  1 and, also Com. --(a) w. a preterite pre-formative verb: then, that is when OA. --(b) introducting a nominal sentence as a circumstantial clause Com. --(c) weak adversative, but Com. --(d) in elevated language, when used without a preliminary coordinated nominal: even, too Syr, JBA.

   LS2: 357[184]. DJPA: 169a. DJBA: 394a. Jastrow: 371. Drower/Macuch: 155a. J. Payne-Smith: 107. Levy Ch-W: 1:206. Tal Sam: 214. DNWSI: 294.


rwx) N02
rwḥ, rwḥˀ (rūḥ, rūḥā) n.f./m. wind; spirit

  1 wind Com. --(a) fig. : direction, cardinal point Com. --(b) breath Syr. --(c) blowing Syr.
  2 spirit Com. --(a) ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ, ܪܘܼܚ ܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ : The Holy Spirit CPA, Syr, JBAg. --(b) in Mandaism: Ruha the primary spirit of the dark side Man. --(c) ܒܪܘܚ : in spirt, i.e. within a prophetic vision Syr. (c.1) ܕܒܪܘܚ : spiritual (as opposed to bodily: ܕܒܦܓܪ) Syr.
  3 demon Qum, Syr. --(a) ܕܲܪܝܵܐ : leprosy Syr.
  4 odor Syr. --(a) pl. : flatulence Syr. --(b) fig. : apparent value, smell of something LJLA.

   LS2: 1445[718]. DJPA: 518a. DJBA: 1064a. Jastrow: 1458. Drower/Macuch: 428b, 429a. J. Payne-Smith: 533. Tal Sam: 832. DNWSI: 1065.