The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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(m noun sg. emphatic

pl. almost always spelled ˁmmyn

1 related group of people, nation Com. --(a) alluding to a specific group Syr. (a.1) christians Syr. (a.2) pl. : gentiles Qum, JLAtg, Syr. (a.3) Jewish nation Syr.
2 people, folks Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) unlearned person (see also ˁm dˀrˁ) Syr.

dr noun sg. emphatic

dr, drˀ (dār, dārā) n.m. age, generation; row

  1 age, generation Com, ^-OA ^-OfA. --(a) generation of men CPA, Syr. (a.1) (as opposed to ṭly) : older generation Gal. --(b) in distributive use : as an expression of eternity Com. (b.1) dr dryn : ever and ever Qum, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man. 1 ldr wdryn CPA. (b.2) עִם דָּר וְדָר<ִ> BA-Da.
  2 procession Syr. --(a) ܕܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܝܢ : one after the other Syr.
  3 row, rank JBA, Man.