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d_ p = d_ p --> dy p
dy prep. of, genitive particle
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.

b_ p02
b_ prep. in, with

  1 in Com. --(a) a place Com. --(b) within a structure or other enclosing object Com. --(c) during a time period Com.
  2 with (instrumentative) Com. --(a) using, according to Com. (a.1) w. ymˀ, etc., : to swear by Com. --(b) (as opposed to "without") having Syr.
  3 among Com. --(a) adjective + b_ = superlative Com. --(b) with a number: multiplicative Syr. --(c) w. transitive verbs: to do some (damage, building, fixing, etc.) to something Qum, JLAtg, PTA, LJLA.
  4 at Com. --(a) a certain time Com.
  5 to, into Com.
  6 with regard to (i.e., as a general adverbializing particle w. various verbs, nouns, and adjectives) . --(a) (w. to give:) for, in exchange for Com. --(b) specialized meanings with various verbs: see s.vv. šlṭ, ḥzy, ḥwy Com. --(c) idiomatic usages with various nouns: see s.vv. ryš, šm, . --(d) see also under various complete collocations as adverbs and preps, e.g. bˀnpy, byd p., etc. .

np$ noun sg. emphatic
npš, npšˀ (np̄eš, nap̄šā) n.f. soul; life; self
Pl. nap̄šān, nap̄šāṯā. The postvocalic sequence /pš/ in this common word resulted in many phonetic variations: In OA (and even in late western Syriac: see BHGr2 205:7), nbš, in Palm. also nm$; in East Syr. pronounced /nawšā/ along with other common words with syllable-ending spirantized peh.
Sam. also נפס .

  1 soul Com. --(a) as the life force Com. (a.1) np$ xyh : living soul, creature Syr. --(b) mind Com. (b.1) as the inner self OfA-Egypt. (b.2) as the seat of intelligence and culture Syr.
  2 person OfA-Egypt, Jud, Syr. --(a) self . (a.1) self; as a reflexive pronoun OfA-Egypt, OfA-Pers, Gal, Syr, JBA, Man. 1 דנפש– : one's own property JBA. 2 לנפשה : for himself (as a transfer of property) OfA-Egypt, OfA-Pers. 3 ܡܢ ܢܦܫܗ : of one's own accord Syr. --(b) body JBA. --(c) personhood, seat of desire Qum, JLAtg, JBA.
  3 throat, breath Qum, Syr. --(a) in biblical texts as a calque of Hebrew : appetite JLAtg, LJLA.
  4 funerary monument OA, OfA-West, Palm, Nab, Hat, Jud, , Syr. --(a) funeral pyre Syr.
  5 in idiomatic expressions .