The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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btr p02

w. pllural pron. suffixes in most, but usually sg. in Syriac. OA: bˀšr; Qum בתר٠ באתר ; Mand: mostly abatar; q.v.

  1 after Com. --(a) in space Com. --(b) in time Com. (b.1) בָּתַר שַבְּתָא : Sunday JBA. (b.2) ܒܵܬܲܪ ܒܵܬܲܪ : here and there, gradually, successively Syr. --(c) fig.: according to Syr, JBA. (c.1) in accordance with Syr. 1 w. to be : to be concerned with Syr. (c.2) (leg.) in the name of Nab.
  2 conj.: after Com, ^-OA ^-OfA ^-BA.
  3 w. personal pron. suf. : behind one, backwards LJLA.
  4 ˀ + btr: see s.v. ˀbtr JBA, Man.
  5 l+btr: see s.v. lbtr JBA.

b_ p02

b_ prep. in, with

  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. .

rtyk noun sg. emphatic

rtyk, rtykˀ (rṯiḵ (rṯaḵ), rṯīḵā (rṯikkā)) n.m. chariot(ry)

JLA constr. רְתַך ! The regular PTA equivalent form ארתך and the vowel change in the JLA construct show that all the vowels in this word are (at least originally) short. DJPA s.v. is erroneous in excluding this form from the lexicon of JPA.

1 chariot(ry) JLAtg, LJLA.