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.

gybr noun pl. absolute= gybr N --> gnbr N

gnbr, gnbrˀ (gabbār/gibbār, ga/ibbārā) n.m. strong man, hero

BA, JLAtg and later Jewish texts:גִבָּר ; Syr. gabbārā but written ܓܢܒܪܐ ; CPA ܓܝܒܪ

1 strong man, hero, fighter Com. --(a) giant, i.e., of the ancient mythical figures of Genesis) Qum, JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr. --(b) (astron.) Orion Syr.
2 as an adj. . --(a) strong, mighty Com. (a.1) +ḥyl : warrior BA-Da, Sam, Syr. --(b) armed Syr. --(c) important JBA, JBAg.