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w_ c
w_ (wǝ_) conj. and, also


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.


dhb noun sg. emphatic
dhb, dhbˀ (dhaḇ, dahḇā) n.m. gold
OA, IA (and Mand. as var.) zhb

  1 gold Com. --(a) alloy of silver and gold Syr. --(b) gold object Qum. (b.1) gold coin Syr. (b.2) ירושלם דדהב (`Jerusalem of gold') golden headband Gal.
  2 money Syr. --(a) funds of a formal society Palm.