The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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xwT noun sg. abs. or construct

  1 thread, string Com. --(a) shoelace JBA, LJLA. --(b) ṣiṣit: the string-like ritual fringes on a garment JLAtg, JBA, JBAg, LJLA.
  2 cord, rope Qum. --(a) measuring cord Qum, JLAtg, Syr, JBAg.
  3 fig. . --(a) seam, border line Gal, Syr, LJLA. (a.1) metalwork border LJLA. --(b) a very long and thin object JBA, LJLA. --(c) a necklace or the like Syr.

qdm p01

qdm (qd̠ām, qŭd̠ām) prep. before

Syr ܩܕܵܡ ; CPA ܩܘܕܡ

  1 before Com. --(a) spatial Com. (a.1) in the presence of, with a high official or divinity reflecting respect and distance Com. (a.2) reflecting close relationship to a king or god Com. --(b) temporal Com. (b.1) before a rel. clause as a conjunction Com.
  2 opposite Syr.
  3 as a substantive : front part Syr.