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by noun pl. construct
by, bytˀ (bay, baytā) n.m./f. house; structure; place
const. bēṯ > in many compounds; pl. bāttīn, etc.; Mand: baitia; JLA abs. בָא in the expression בָא עַל בָא (TgIs 5:8)

  1 house Com. --(a) household Com. (a.1) family Com. 1 in construct with (or impying) a proper noun: dynastic house or the like Com. 2 dby, dbytˀ : q.v. . --(b) part of house, room Syr. (b.1) (astron.) house Syr. (b.2) (with genit. name of a teacher) school (see also s.v. by rb) JLAtg, Gal, PTA, JBA. --(c) of animals: Syr. (c.1) stable Syr. (c.2) hive Syr. --(d) w. divinity : temple Com. --(e) with royalty : palace Com.
  2 a structure Com. --(a) strophe; section of a literary work Syr. (a.1) ܒܝܬ ܡܲܘ̈ܬܒܸܐ section of the Old Testament Syr. --(b) structure, building or part theeof where something occurs .
  3 place, area Syr, JBA. --(a) land Syr. (a.1) homeland, territory . 1 see collocations w. byt + pl. gentilic, e.g., byt ˀ wrhyˀ , byt ywnyˀ , byt ˁbryˀ . 2 before proper nouns as a geographical or political term Com. --(b) place or area where something occurs or is found Com. (b.1) receptacle for something Syr, JBA. 1 (med.) seat, socket Syr. 2 a utensil used by or for X . --(c) storage area for things Syr, JBA. (c.1) compartment of a phylactery JBA. --(d) area of the body characterized by something Com. --(e) area of such and such a size Com. (e.1) byt X : field sufficient for X amount of seed Com. 1 something of such a capacity JLAtg, Syr. --(f) w. v.n.: place where something occurs Com.


d_ c = d_ c --> dy c
dy conj. who,which (relative)
OA, OfA zy; MA dy, d; later d but also dy in various positions; Sam. often אד; in Mand. written with a unique ligature developed from "d" + "y" and in our code transcribed as "ḏ".

  1 who, which (indeclinable relative) Com.
  2 the one(s) who (determinative) Com.
  3 that (complement to verbs) Com. --(a) how it is that Syr.
  4 so that Com.
  5 because Com.
  6 in compound conjunctions Com.
  7 before direct speech Syr, JBA, JBAg.
  8 with correlatives Com.


ytb verb G
ytb vb. i/i; imv tiḇ to sit ; to dwell; to stay, remain
BA, JLA impf.יִתִּב ; Syr ܐܼܬܸܒ ,ܢܸܬܸܿܒ ; JBA איתיב , יתיב ; Mand. ˁtib/nitib imv tib, ˁtib (sg. and pl.), ˁtibiun (pl.) ENA (y)tāwā.

G
  1 to sit Com.
  2 to dwell Com. --(a) in a place Com. (a.1) (god) to indwell in a holy site OA-Mesop. (a.2) see also s.v. ytb#3 n. 'inhabitant' . (a.3) to stay OA. --(b) in a dwelling Com.
  3 to settle down Com. --(a) to be quieted Syr. --(b) to lie Syr.
  4 to be inhabited JLAtg, Syr.
  5 to be situated, located OA, JLAtg, Gal, Syr.
  6 active ptcp. as a modal particle of extended state JBA. --(a) w. קא : of extended and repeated action JBA.
  7 ܥܲܠ : to besiege Syr. --(a) (a demon) to possess someone (also with l_) Syr, Man.

D
  1 to make habitable JLAtg, Syr, LJLA.
  2 to frequent Syr.
  3 to establish, fix Sam, Syr.
  4 to set at ease JBA.

C
  1 to make to sit Com. --(a) to make to dwell JLAtg, Syr, LJLA. --(b) to make sit and learn, to teach JBA.
  2 to install JLAtg, Syr, LJLA. --(a) to establish (a populated location) Syr. --(b) to appoint JBA. --(c) to convene an academy JBA.
  3 to conduct Syr.
  4 to take in marriage Syr.

Dt
  1 to sit down JLAtg, Sam, Syr. --(a) to dwell Syr, JBA.
  2 to be inhabited JLAtg, Syr.
  3 to establish a home Syr.
  4 to be consolidated Syr. --(a) to be added Syr.
  6 to be set at ease JBA.

Ct
  1 to become settled JLAtg, Gal, Syr, LJLA. --(a) to sojourn (for a relatively brief time) JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA.
  2 to be forced to inhabit Syr.
  3 to be situated Syr.