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mTl p01 = m+l p --> m+wl p
mṭwl (meṭṭūl) prep. on account of, because of
With pron. suffixes: ܡܛܠܬ ; in Palm. always and in Syriac usually defectively written. Also, often written as a compound with a following demonstrative, e.g. ܡܛܘܠܗܢܐ , etc.; for the Babylonian form see s.v. ˀmṭwl.

  1 on account of, because of Palm, PTA, Syr, JBAmb, Man, LJLA. --(a) ܡܛܘܠ ܗܢܐ : therefore Syr. --(b) ܡܛܘܠ ܡܢܐ : why? Syr.
  2 about, concerning Syr.
  3 w. ל +inf. : in order to PTA.

d_ c = d_ c --> dy c
dy conj. who,which (relative)
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.

$pyr A01
špyr (šappīr) adj. beautiful
Hatran, Assour: šnpyr, šnpr. Sam. אשפיר ,שפיר but pronounced < ašfar > šēfǝr/ašfǝr!! (i.e. apparently based rather on špr n.m.

  1 beautiful Com, -OA. --(a) often with a qualifying genitive or adverbial infinitive Com.
  2 proper, good, suitable Com. --(a) fem.pl. : Syr. (a.1) benefits Syr. (a.2) good deeds Syr.
  3 idioms: Com. --(a) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܙܲܒܢܵܐ : opportune Syr. --(b) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܓܸܢܣܵܐ : noble Syr. --(c) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܐܲܦܸܿܐ : talcum Syr. --(d) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܛܲܪ̈ܦܸܐ : spinach Syr. --(e) שַפִּיר דַעֲתֵהּ : easy minded, not fastidious [fr. MH] JBAg. --(f) שַפִּיר לֵב : happy, esp. from food and drink JLAtg. --(g) ܫܲܦܝܼܪܲܬ ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܬܵܐ : trigonella [bot.] Syr.