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d_ p = d_ p --> dy p
dy prep. of, genitive particle
OA, OfA zy; MA dy, d; later d but also dy in various positions; Sam. often אד; in Mandaic written with a unique ligature developed from "d" + "y", in our code transcribed as "ḏ", and considered to be the last letter of the alphabet.

  1 of, genitive particle Com. --(a) w. implied head word: the thing(s) belonging/related to s..o./something Com.
  2 first element of lexemes Com.
  3 in split genitive phrases Com. --(a) after certain prepositions with pronominal suffix : itself, very Syr.
  4 after numbers Com. --(a) before cardinal numbers: as ordinal Syr.
  5 determinative pron. Com.
  6 per, by Syr.


)n$ noun sg. abs. or construct
ˀnš, ˀnšˀ ((ˀĕ)nāš, (ˀĕ)nāšā) n.m. person, someone
Syr. ܐ̄ܢܵܫܵܐ but often in the absolute in the meaning "someone"; JLAmb, LJLA abs. often אינש (see discussion s.v. ˀynyš) [Note that in TgPsJon all forms are spelled with אי , but not so in other LJLA texts.]

  1 person, someone Com. --(a) inhabitant Com. (a.1) sg. with pl. referent BA-Ez. (a.2) +by : household members : see s.v. ˀnšy bytˀ , JLAtg. --(b) with negative verb: no one Com. --(c) sg. emph. as a collective (w. plural agreement) Syr. --(d) unspecified male person JBA.
  2 Man, humanity (usually in the emphatic) BA-Da, Qum, Syr. --(a) people Syr. --(b) some Syr. --(c) family, relatives Syr.
  3 often in the absolute state (i.e., as a pronoun, even in Eastern Aramaic): . --(a) anyone Com, -OA. (a.1) ܟܠ ܐܢܫ, ܟܠܢܫ : everyone : see s.v. klnš CPA, Syr. --(b) ܠܐ ܐܢܫ : no one Syr. --(c) after a descriptive term for a person: a certain Syr. (c.1) even after a feminine noun! Syr. --(d) ܐܢܫ ܐܢܫ : each one CPA, Syr.