The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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w_ c

b_ p02

  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. .

)n$y@byt) noun pl. emphatic

ˀnšy bytˀ, ˀnš bytˀ n.m.pl. members of a household; wife

1 members of a household (both family and staff) JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, LJLA.
2 wife , JBA. --(a) pl. ˀynšy alone : women JBAmb, Man.

(l p01

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.