The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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d_ p = d_ p --> dy p

OA, OfA zy; MA dy, d; later d but also dy in various positions; Sam. often אד; in Mandaic written with a unique ligature developed from "d" + "y", in our code transcribed as "ḏ", and considered to be the last letter of the alphabet.

  1 of, genitive particle Com. --(a) w. implied head word: the thing(s) belonging/related to s..o./something Com.
  2 first element of lexemes Com.
  3 in split genitive phrases Com. --(a) after certain prepositions with pronominal suffix : itself, very Syr.
  4 after numbers Com. --(a) before cardinal numbers: as ordinal Syr.
  5 determinative pron. Com.
  6 per, by Syr.

l)w noun sg. abs. or construct

lˀw, lˀwtˀ (leˀū, leˀwtā) n.f. work, labor

Qum. emph. להותא ; Sam. ליחו ; LJLA absolute לאות !

  1 work, labor, toil PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA.
  2 weariness, fatigue Syr, LJLA.
  3 transf. Syr. --(a) fruit of labor Syr. --(b) goods derived from labor JLAtg, Syr.