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.

qrb verb Dt

qrb vb. e/u(a) to approach, to be near

Syr. e/u, JLAtg e/a. Examples appearing to be ethpe'al in JLAtg variants are errors.

G
  1 to approach, to be near Com, ^-OA. --(a) to betake oneself Syr.
  2 to touch Gal, PTA, Syr.
  3 to contend Syr. --(a) על to complain about Gal. --(b) to make war Man.
  4 to lead prayers Gal.

D
  1 to bring, bring near Com. --(a) to present Palm. (a.1) to exhibit Syr.
  2 to offer, dedicate Com, ^-OA ^-OfA ^-BA. --(a) to sacrifice Syr, LJLA. (a.2) to celebrate the eucharist Syr.
  3 to command to come near Syr.
  4 to save from judgment Gal.

C
  1 to bring near Com.
  2 to carry on war, attack Syr. --(a) to litigate Syr.
  3 to sacrifice Qum. --(a) to dedicate Palm, .

Dt
  1 to approach JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) sexually Syr. --(b) ptc. ܠܐ ܡܬܩܪܒܢܐ : unapproachable Syr.
  2 to be offered JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, LJLA.
  3 to be a relative (l_) Gal.

Ct
1 to attack Syr.
2 to be attacked Syr.

d_ c = d_ c --> dy c

dy conj. who,which (relative)

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".

hwy verb G

hwy 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.

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.