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.

(m p02

ˁm (ˁam; ˁim) prep. with

with pron. suffixes: ˁamm_; ˁimm_ + sg. suffixes.

  1 with, together with Com. --(a) in the presence of, possession of Com. (a.1) indicating assumption of a debt or receipt of goods OfA-Iran. --(b) governing the indirect object of verbs performed in another's presence Com. (b.1) with a reciprocal party Com.
  2 at Com. --(a) a place Com. --(b) toward or from the location of a something/someone Com.
  3 at the time of BA-Da, Qum, Gal, Syr. --(a) conj.: as soon as Syr, JBA. --(b) with v.n. BA-Ez.
  4 in translations of Greek compounds = συμ- Syr.
  5 as conj: in addition to the fact that, notwithstanding that Syr.

w_ c

w_ (wǝ_) conj. and, also

l_ p03

l_ prep. to, for

  0 to, for Com.
  1 : of general relationship (nominal) Com. --(a) non-animate genitive Com. --(b) of interest or disinterest Com.
  2 : of general relationship (verbal) Com. --(a) + infinitive : purpose Com. --(b) + infinitive : it is necessary to Syr.
  3 : dative Com. --(a) with transitive verbs Com. --(b) with intransitive verbs Com. --(c) ethical dative Com.
  4 : direction Com. --(a) addressee of letters Com. --(b) כל + direction name : in the direction of Qum.
  5 : possession Com. --(a) forming a compound substantive : that which belongs to ... Com.
  6 : marking the definite direct object Com.
  7 : subject of a passive part. in a perfective construction OfA-Pers, Syr, JBA, LJLA.
  8 + number : after X Syr.
  9 in fixed expressions . --(a) to give or take lˀntw. lˀnth : as wife Com. --(b) לאמר , לְמֵמַר : as follows, quoteative introduction , OfAGen.

rb noun pl. emphatic

rb, rbˀ (raḇ, rabbā) n.m. chief; teacher

In Syriac the plural form varies with the meaning: "chief, noble one," etc. follows the adjectival, reduplicative patterns with or without final -ān (see s.v. rb adj., while "teacher" uses ܪ̈ܲܒܿܵܢܸܐ ; JBA pl. רבי, רבוותא; many compounds keep the singular form rb even in the plural of the compound, e.g. ܪܒܥܠܢ̈ܐ "chief shepherd"; LJLA uses both רברבין and רברבנין as the plural for "noble". In Gal. forms with doubled /b/ display a vowel shift /a/>/e/, hence rebbī "rabbi", etc. Compare rbwn. The multiplicity of plural forms in Mandaic currently defies analysis!

1 chief Com. --(a) in compounds: chief of ..., chief X-er . --(b) nobleman, chieftain BA-Da, Gal, CPA, JBAg, LJLA. (b.1) pl. form in sg. sense CPA.
2 master Com. --(a) teacher Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. (a.1) in direct address: rabbī : my master, teacher, rabbi . (a.2) rbn : our master Syr.