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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. .

ry$ noun sg. emphatic
ryš, ryšˀ (rēš, rēšā) n.m. head; top; chief
Mand. pl.rišauata, rišuata, rišia

  1 head Com. --(a) as the seat of vision Com.
  2 top Com. --(a) fig.: top, best, choice Com. (a.1) choice, first quality Gal, PTA. (a.2) best Syr. 1 (of bad things) : the worst Syr. (a.3) preferred position Syr. (a.4) to go, rise ܠܪܝܫ : to achieve the best, succeed Syr. --(b) lit. top, thing on top Com. (b.1) in compounds : the top thing, the main thing . 1 ܪܝܫ ܐܣܬܐ : top of the wall, capstone Syr. 2 ܪܝܫ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ : forehead Syr. 3 d/lzwytˀ : capsone (?), cornerstone(?) CPA, Syr.
  3 beginning OfA-Egypt, Qum, Gal, Syr. --(a) first part of a tannaitic statement Gal, JBA. --(b) firstfruits Syr. --(c) in compounds : the first thing, beginning . (c.1) (of a river) source Qum, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, LJLA.
  4 capital funds, principal OfA-Egypt, Nab, Syr. --(a) ריש כיסא : principal JBA. --(b) ܪܝܫ ܡܠܐ : principal Syr.
  5 tip, extremity Gal, Syr. --(a) bit riš : end place, i.e. goal? Man.
  6 chief, head of a group Palm, Nab, Qum, PTA, Syr. --(a) in compounds: chief X, chief of X .
  7 major element Com. --(a) chapter Syr. --(b) region Syr. (b.1) major group, section Syr. --(c) principal organ Syr. --(d) (philos.) principal, fundamental feature Syr. --(e) individual, one of a group Palm, Syr.
  8 in compounds: something characterized by being a head or top of something . --(a) ܪܝܫ ܕܟܪܐ : battering ram Syr. --(b) ܪܝܫ ܕܒܒܐ : myuiokephalon (a disease) Syr.
  9 adv (various) Syr. --(a) ܡܢ ܕܪܝܫ : see s.v. mn ryš adv. Syr. --(b) mn riš briš : again and again, i.e. forever Man. (b.1) ܪܝܫܐ ܪܝܫܐ : one after another, i.e., head after head Syr. --(c) בריש adv./prep. see s.v. bryš OfA-Egypt, JLAtg. --(d) ܩܘܡ ܪܝܫܐ : to do something first, most importantly Syr. --(e) בריש גלי : openly : see s.v. gly adj. JLAtg.
  10 center, point Syr. --(a) source Syr. (a.1) ܪܝܫ ܡܒܘܥܐ : the source of a spring Syr.
  11 poison [Heb. ראש , רוש ] JLAtg, Syr, LJLA.

(l p02
ˁl (ˁal) prep. upon; against; to
In JBA as an independent word prothetic א _ w. doubling of the following consonant. Withe pron. suffixes, spelled in full in JBA aעלי , but can be אלי in JBAmb.

  1 upon, over Com. --(a) lit. Com. --(b) fig. Com.
  2 against, over against Com. --(a) by (in measurements) Gal. (a.1) see ˁl ḥd kmh wkmh Gal.
  3 toward, to Com. --(a) next to, alongside Com. (a.1) together with Com. (a.2) during (time period = Greek ἐπί) Palm, Nab, Hat, Jud. (a.3) in addition to JBA.
  4 about, concerning Com. --(a) for, on behalf of BA-Ez, Palm, Hat, ParthMA. --(b) according to JBA. (b.1) על ד : according to the opinion of Gal. --(c) w. pronominal suffixes : woe upon me, you etc. Man. --(d) because of BA-Ez, Qum. --(e) using, by means of (?) JBA. (e.1) with (as an alternative to b_ in adverbal constructions) CPA.
  5 of obligation: owed by, responsible for OA-East, OfAGen, PTA, Sam.
  6 governing the indirect obj. of verbal ideas in each of the various meanings Com.
  7 as the first element of compound prepositions, conjunctions, and adverbs Com. --(a) prepositions Com. --(b) conjunctions Com. --(c) adverbs Com.