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.

t$m$h noun sg. emphatic

tšmšh, tšmštˀ (ta/ešmšā, ta/ešmeštā) n.f. ministry, service; use

  1 ministry Syr. --(a) office, administration Syr. (a.1) order of priests serving at a particular period Syr. --(b) sacred furnishings Syr.
  2 worship service Syr.
  3 usage, using JBA. --(a) use, function JBA.
  4 help, relief Syr.
  5 sexual relations LJLA.