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hwy verb Ghwy
vb.
to be, to become
| In Jewish texts (BA, Qum, and LJLA in particular), the 3ms. sg. is usually להוה to avoid homography w. the Tetragrammaton. The imperf. is often apocopated to y/nhē in most dialects, especially as a jussive, possibly for similar reasons. |
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G
1
to be
Com.
--(a)
(gram.) as a marker of tense
Com.
(a.1)
w. participle to mark progressivity or imperfectivity
Com.
(a.2)
past tense, to mark perfectivity or conditionality
Com.
--(b)
to become
Com.
(b.1)
w. l_ : to change state, to turn into
Com, -OA -OfA.
2
to endure, to exist
Com.
3
to come to pass, to happen
Com.
--(a)
to come into being
Syr.
--(b)
w. suffixed pron. indirect obj. : to happen to
Syr.
4
in idioms:
Com.
--(a)
ܠܘܵܬ ܢܲܦܫܸܗ : to come to one's senses
Syr.
--(b)
ܠܘܵܬ : to stay with someone
Syr.
C
1
to create
Syr.
Gt
1
to become, to be changed
Sam.
Ct
1
to be created
Syr.
w_ c
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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)
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--(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,
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--(d)
see also under various complete collocations as adverbs and preps, e.g. bˀnpy, byd p., etc.
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