The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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mn P01

often spelled מאן in Jewish texts for disambiguation from mn prep.

  1 who? Com. --(a) +(h)w, (h)y Com. (a.1) mn dhw : someone Syr, JBA. --(b) +šm const./pron. suffix : who are/is ? BA-Ez, Qum, JLAtg, Syr.
  2 + zy/dy/d : whoever, one who Com.
  3 introducing hypothetical exclamatory clauses: would that JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA. --(a) ܡܢ ܕܝܢ + perf. verb Syr.

l_ p03

l_ prep. to, for

  0 to, for Com.
  1 : of general relationship (nominal) Com. --(a) non-animate genitive Com. --(b) of interest or disinterest Com.
  2 : of general relationship (verbal) Com. --(a) + infinitive : purpose Com. --(b) + infinitive : it is necessary to Syr.
  3 : dative Com. --(a) with transitive verbs Com. --(b) with intransitive verbs Com. --(c) ethical dative Com.
  4 : direction Com. --(a) addressee of letters Com. --(b) כל + direction name : in the direction of Qum.
  5 : possession Com. --(a) forming a compound substantive : that which belongs to ... Com.
  6 : marking the definite direct object Com.
  7 : subject of a passive part. in a perfective construction OfA-Pers, Syr, JBA, LJLA.
  8 + number : after X Syr.
  9 in fixed expressions . --(a) to give or take lˀntw. lˀnth : as wife Com. --(b) לאמר , לְמֵמַר : as follows, quoteative introduction , OfAGen.

mn P02

mn (man) pron. who?

often spelled מאן in Jewish texts for disambiguation from mn prep.

mn P01

mn (man) pron. who?

often spelled מאן in Jewish texts for disambiguation from mn prep.