The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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r(w noun sg. emphatic

rˁw, rˁwtˀ (rǝˁū, rǝˁūṯā) n.f. will, pleasure

1 will, pleasure BA-Ez, Qum, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBA, JBAg, LJLA. --(a) the period of divine favor (as opposed to pnw q.v.) Sam. --(b) (divine) presence = Heb. פנים Sam.

lb noun sg. emphatic

lb, lbˀ (leḇ, lebbāˀ) n.m. heart

pl: lebbīn, but in derived contexts the Syr.pl. isܠܒ̈ܘܬܐ (compare the treatment of yd); Mand. plural often lilbia!

  1 heart Com.
  2 mind Com. --(a) (l lb: kept in mind, known by heart Com. (a.1) ܡܢ ܠܒܐ : from memory Syr. --(b) blb : secret(ly) BA-Da, Syr.
  3 center, core Syr, Man. --(a) pith Syr. --(b) inwards Syr.
  4 pl. : cakes Syr.