The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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w_ c

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.

sym noun sg. abs. or construct

sym, symˀ (syām, syāmā) v.n. placing

  1 the act of placing Syr. --(a) placing Syr. --(b) religious acts: Syr. (b.1) ܐܝܕܐ : laying on of hands, ordination Syr. 1 a prayer said at such a ceremony Syr. (b.2) ܒܘܪܟܐ : genuflexion Syr. (b.3) ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ : creed Syr. 1 alone Syr.
  2 the result of placing: something that is laid down Syr, LJLA. --(a) physical: Syr. (a.1) sign, mark Syr, LJLA. 1 (gram.) ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܣܝܡܐ : preposition Syr. (a.2) pl. : plural points, syāmē Syr. (a.3) grammatical pointing Syr. (a.4) a portion, allowance of food Syr. 1 needs for a bather in a bath building (wood? towels? water?) Syr. (a.5) shoe JBAg. --(b) abstract: Syr. (b.1) work Syr. (b.2) a composition Syr. 1 commentary Syr. (b.3) a proposition Syr. (b.4) ܢܡܘܣܐ :legislation (in particular of the Torah) Syr.
  3 position, situation, placement Syr. --(a) planting, plantation Syr.