The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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d_ p = d_ p --> dy p

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.

gnwn noun sg. emphatic

gnwn, gnwnˀ (gnō/ān, gnō/ū/ānā) n.m. bridal chamber

Mand. gnana; JBA also גנאנא

1 bridal chamber Qum, Jud, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, Man, LJLA. --(a) (often w. ܚܕܘܬܐ, ܫܘܒܚܐ) : as a euphemism for Paradise Syr.
2 canopy JLAtg, LJLA. --(a) covering, protection JBAmb, LJLA. --(b) a large canopy for fish breeding Qum, LJLA.