The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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b_ p02

  1 in Com. --(a) a place Com. --(b) within a structure or other enclosing object Com. --(c) during a time period Com.
  2 with (instrumentative) Com. --(a) using, according to Com. (a.1) w. ymˀ, etc., : to swear by Com. --(b) (as opposed to "without") having Syr.
  3 among Com. --(a) adjective + b_ = superlative Com. --(b) with a number: multiplicative Syr. --(c) w. transitive verbs: to do some (damage, building, fixing, etc.) to something Qum, JLAtg, PTA, LJLA.
  4 at Com. --(a) a certain time Com.
  5 to, into Com.
  6 with regard to (i.e., as a general adverbializing particle w. various verbs, nouns, and adjectives) . --(a) (w. to give:) for, in exchange for Com. --(b) specialized meanings with various verbs: see s.vv. šlṭ, ḥzy, ḥwy Com. --(c) idiomatic usages with various nouns: see s.vv. ryš, šm, . --(d) see also under various complete collocations as adverbs and preps, e.g. bˀnpy, byd p., etc. .

)yt verb G

ˀyt (ˀīṯ, ˀīṯay/ē-) vb./adv. there is, exists

can appear alone without inflection as ˀyt or ˀyty or with singular or plural forms of the pronominal suffixes, i.e., ˀīṯay_, ˀīṯē_; OfA: אית, איתי, את, ית ; Jud bound with pronominal suffiexs: 1cs: איתיני !; JBA bound form also אי־; Mand. aiit, ait-; Sam. also יית . In JBA the feminine form איתה is often used without obvious antecedent in logical arguments.

  1 there exists Com, ^-OA. --(a) with. infinitive: to be necessary to do Com, ^-OA.
  2 with various prepositions . --(a) l_ X : of X, to have Com, ^-OA. (a.1) to have an opinion JBA. (a.2) +גבי : to owe JBA. --(b) b_ : of X, to have JLAtg, JBA. --(c) ܐܝܬ ܕ܂܂܂ ܘܐܝܬ ܕܿܿܿ (etc.): some . . . others Syr.
  3 + pron. suff. with nominal/adjectival predicates : as copula BA-Da, JLAtg. --(a) (alone or with suffixes) : as copula CPA, Syr.