The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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b(yr noun sg. emphatic

bˁyr, bˁyrˀ (bˁīr, bˁīrā) n.f./m. animal, beast

regularly ܒܝܪܐ in Syriac magic bowls

1 collective: animals, beasts Com, ^-OA ^-OfA ^-BA. --(a) usually domesticated and herbivorous (i.e., cattle) as opposed to ḥywh . --(a) as a beast of burden Syr.

(n noun sg. emphatic

ˁn, ˁˀn, ˁnˀ (ˁān, ˁānā) n.f.pl.t. small cattle: sheep and goats

OfA also the archaic qn; JLATg also אען. Often governing the plural.

1 flock (of sheep and goats) Com. --(a) herd (of large cattle) Syr.
2 sheep (as opposed to goats) Gal, PTA, Syr.