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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.


(yr A04
ˁyr (ˁīr) adj. watching, awake; angel
Possibly with weakened initial laryngeal as אירא in JBAmb. and also there asעיל !?

  1 awake, alert Gal, CPA, Syr, JBA. --(a) ܥܝܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ : sober Syr. --(b) ܥܝܪ ܕܡܝܟ : half awake, half asleep Syr.
  2 watching CPA, Syr. --(a) angel, lit. watcher BA-Da, Qum, Syr, JBAmb. --(b) watcher(?) -- a technical term for a third party in contracts OA-East.
  3 watch = period of time CPA.