The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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d_ c = d_ c --> dy c

OA, OfA zy; MA dy, d; later d but also dy in various positions; Sam. often אד; in Mand. written with a unique ligature developed from "d" + "y" and in our code transcribed as "ḏ".

  1 who, which (indeclinable relative) Com.
  2 the one(s) who (determinative) Com.
  3 that (complement to verbs) Com. --(a) how it is that Syr.
  4 so that Com.
  5 because Com.
  6 in compound conjunctions Com.
  7 before direct speech Syr, JBA, JBAg.
  8 with correlatives Com.

b(l noun sg. emphatic

bˁl, bˁlˀ (bˁel, baˁlā) n.m. husband; lord; master

  1 husband Com.
  2 lord, master Com. --(a) epithet of the north semitic god Had(a)d/Ad(a)d : see s.v. bˁl div. Com.
  3 owner Com. --(a) full citizen, property owner OA.
  4 fellow member OfA-Egypt.
  5 in compounds: master of X .