The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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)yty verb G= )yty V --> )yt V

ˀyt (ˀīṯ, ˀīṯay/ē-) vb./adv. there is, exists

can appear alone without inflection as ˀyt or ˀyty or with singular or plural forms of the pronominal suffixes, i.e., ˀīṯay_, ˀīṯē_; OfA: אית, איתי, את, ית ; Jud bound with pronominal suffiexs: 1cs: איתיני !; JBA bound form also אי־; Mand. aiit, ait-; Sam. also יית . In JBA the feminine form איתה is often used without obvious antecedent in logical arguments.

  1 there exists Com, ^-OA. --(a) with. infinitive: to be necessary to do Com, ^-OA.
  2 with various prepositions . --(a) l_ X : of X, to have Com, ^-OA. (a.1) to have an opinion JBA. (a.2) +גבי : to owe JBA. --(b) b_ : of X, to have JLAtg, JBA. --(c) ܐܝܬ ܕ܂܂܂ ܘܐܝܬ ܕܿܿܿ (etc.): some . . . others Syr.
  3 + pron. suff. with nominal/adjectival predicates : as copula BA-Da, JLAtg. --(a) (alone or with suffixes) : as copula CPA, Syr.