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.

nhwr noun sg. emphatic

nhwr, nwhrˀ (nhor, nuhrā (nēhōr, nēhōrā)) n.m. light

JLAtg נֵיהוֹר٠ נֵיהוֹרָא and נְהוֹרָא : see note

  1 light, illumination Com, ^-OA ^-OfA ^-BA.
  2 light source Com.
  3 enlightenment, understanding BA-Da. --(a) = Heb אֻורִים : oracular enlightenment Syr.
  4 eyesight JBA. --(a) light of the eyes Syr.
  5 noon Sam.