The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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d_ c = d_ c --> dy c

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.

(zqh noun sg. abs. or construct

ˁzqh, ˁzqtˀ (ˁezqā, ˁezqəṯā) n.f. ring

both masc. and fem. form plurals; note that in Syriac there is a lexical distinction: the restraints are masc., simple rings fem., which would appear to have been an original distinction in JLA as well

  1 ring Com. --(a) as an official signet ring OfA-Egypt, BA-Da, Qum, Syr.
  2 fig. . --(a) anus Gal, Syr. --(b) curl Syr. --(c) uncertain translation of MT אדרת at Gen 25:25 Syr.
  3 pl. : handcuffs, chains JLAtg, Syr.
  4 metaph.: keeper of the seal Syr.

d_ p = d_ p --> dy p

dy prep. of, genitive particle

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.

(zqh noun sg. emphatic

ˁzqh, ˁzqtˀ (ˁezqā, ˁezqəṯā) n.f. ring