The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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btr p01

w. pllural pron. suffixes in most, but usually sg. in Syriac. OA: bˀšr; Qum בתר٠ באתר ; Mand: mostly abatar; q.v.

  1 after Com. --(a) in space Com. --(b) in time Com. (b.1) בָּתַר שַבְּתָא : Sunday JBA. (b.2) ܒܵܬܲܪ ܒܵܬܲܪ : here and there, gradually, successively Syr. --(c) fig.: according to Syr, JBA. (c.1) in accordance with Syr. 1 w. to be : to be concerned with Syr. (c.2) (leg.) in the name of Nab.
  2 conj.: after Com, ^-OA ^-OfA ^-BA.
  3 w. personal pron. suf. : behind one, backwards LJLA.
  4 ˀ + btr: see s.v. ˀbtr JBA, Man.
  5 l+btr: see s.v. lbtr JBA.

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. .

$m noun sg. abs. or construct

šm, šmˀ (šum, šom, šem; šmā) n.m. name

OA: ʾšm; abs. JLAtg שֵׁם , שׁוֹם; ; CPA ܫܝܡ ; Syr šem; pl. ܫ̈ܡܵܗܹܐ ,שְׁמָהָן. In Mandaic the first vowel /u/ is preserved in all forms

  1 name Com.
  2 fame, reputation Qum, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, LJLA.
  3 terms for a person, epithet Syr.
  4 pretext Syr. --(a) ܒܫܸܡ : in name only Syr. (a.1) in the guise of Syr. (a.2) see also s.v. bšm prep. Com. --(b) see s.v. lšm, lšwm prep. .
  5 ܒܹܝܬ ܫ̈ܡܵܗܹܐ : The 'Old Testament' Syr.
  6 (gram.) word Syr. --(a) noun Syr. (a.1) ܡܠ̈ܝ ܫܡܐ : adjectives Syr. --(b) mark of punctuation Syr.