The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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btr p02

w. pllural pron. suffixes in most, but usually sg. in Syriac. OA: bˀšr; Qum בתר٠ באתר ; Mand: mostly abatar; q.v.

  1 after Com. --(a) in space Com. --(b) in time Com. (b.1) בָּתַר שַבְּתָא : Sunday JBA. (b.2) ܒܵܬܲܪ ܒܵܬܲܪ : here and there, gradually, successively Syr. --(c) fig.: according to Syr, JBA. (c.1) in accordance with Syr. 1 w. to be : to be concerned with Syr. (c.2) (leg.) in the name of Nab.
  2 conj.: after Com, ^-OA ^-OfA ^-BA.
  3 w. personal pron. suf. : behind one, backwards LJLA.
  4 ˀ + btr: see s.v. ˀbtr JBA, Man.
  5 l+btr: see s.v. lbtr JBA.

(m noun sg. emphatic

ˁm, ˁmˀ (ˁam, ˁammā) n.m. people

pl. almost always spelled ˁmmyn

1 related group of people, nation Com. --(a) alluding to a specific group Syr. (a.1) christians Syr. (a.2) pl. : gentiles Qum, JLAtg, Syr. (a.3) Jewish nation Syr.
2 people, folks Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) unlearned person (see also ˁm dˀrˁ) Syr.