The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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lb noun sg. emphatic

pl: lebbīn, but in derived contexts the Syr.pl. isܠܒ̈ܘܬܐ (compare the treatment of yd); Mand. plural often lilbia!

  1 heart Com.
  2 mind Com. --(a) (l lb: kept in mind, known by heart Com. (a.1) ܡܢ ܠܒܐ : from memory Syr. --(b) blb : secret(ly) BA-Da, Syr.
  3 center, core Syr, Man. --(a) pith Syr. --(b) inwards Syr.
  4 pl. : cakes Syr.

(yn noun pl. emphatic

ˁyn, ˁynˀ (ˁayn/ˁēn, ˁaynā) n.f. eye; spring

The plural varies: in the physical senses it takes the masculine (originally dual!) ending ˁaynē,but in the metaphorical senses the fem. ending (e.g. ˁaynān, ˁaynāṯā) is usual. The W.Syr. absolute is ˁīn. For a possible Syriac form ܥܲܢܵܐ see BarB 1444:18.

  1 eye Com. --(a) fig. Syr. --(b) metaph. anything that looks like an eye Com. (b.1) ring, hole JBA, Man. 1 draft hole of an oven Gal. 2 a part of the prow of a boat JBA. 3 (bot.) bulb Syr. --(c) metaph. focus, center, main part Com. (c.1) chief city Syr. (c.2) ܕܝܲܘܡܵܐ the middle of the day Syr.
  2 spring Palm, Jud, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) fountain Syr. --(b) fig.: font, source Qum, Syr. (b.1) leader Syr.
  3 that which is seen, appearance, aspect Syr. --(a) color or splendor of colored objects such as wine or gems Com. --(c) see s.v. kˁyn prep. .
  4 in adv. expressions: Com. --(a) ܥܹܝܢ ܒܥܹܝܢ : face to face Syr. --(b) לעֵין , לעיני : before, in front of one's eyes OfA, OfA-Egypt, OfA-Pers, Qum, JLAtg, Syr, LJLA. (b.1) ܠܥܹܝܢ ܟܠ : public, publicly (see also s.v. bgly adv.) Syr.
  5 (geol.) as part of the name of precious stones . --(a) see s.v. ˁyn ˁgl : sardonyx .
  6 (bot.) as part of plant names: . --(a) ܥܝܢ ܬܲܘܪܵܐ : kind of plant Syr.
  7 source of evil, the evil eye Syr.