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.

kd c

kd, kdy (kaḏ) conj. when

oldest kzy > kdy > kd, following development of dy alone; Syr. once ܕܐܟܕ ; Mand. written k pluse the ligature for dy, here transcribed kḏ but occasionally just kid, ki

  1 when Com. --(a) followed by ptcp. (or lˀ + ptcp.) : while (not) X-ing Com.
  2 just as OfA-Egypt, Nab, Man. --(a) as much as OfA, Man. (a.1) inasmuch as Palm. --(b) כְדַחזֵי : as is proper JLAtg, LJLA.
  3 +ܠܐ+ impf.: before one could Syr.
  4 as follows (before quote) OfA-Egypt.
  5 kdy < kd + hy : as it is Nab. --(a) ܗܘܼ ܟܲܕ ܗܘܼ, ܗܝܼ ܟܕ ܗܝܼ : the very same Syr. (a.1) w. prepositions+pronominal forms Syr.
  6 ܡܸܢ ܟܲܕ : after Syr.
  7 ܟܲܕ ܛܵܒ : although Syr.
  8 ܥܲܠ ܟܲܕ : although Syr.
  9 w. pron. suffix : still Sam. --(a) just as it is Sam.
  10 because Sam.

kd c

kd, kdy (kaḏ) conj. when

oldest kzy > kdy > kd, following development of dy alone; Syr. once ܕܐܟܕ ; Mand. written k pluse the ligature for dy, here transcribed kḏ but occasionally just kid, ki