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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.

by$ A01
byš (bīš) adj. evil
OA, OfA bˀyš; CPA distinguishes between the spellings with and without aleph, with the former reserved for the meaning "sick". What difference in pronunciation may have existed is not clear, but one normally assumes the former is bisyllabic as opposed to this form; cf. bˀyš #2 adj.

  1 evil, bad (i.e., the anithesis of good) Com. --(a) The Evil One: i.e., the Devil Syr.
  2 bad ( i.e., harmful, debilitating) Com. --(a) ܒܝܫ ܒܝܫ : adv. : in the worst way Syr.
  3 (of face) sad looking, upset Gal, PTA, Syr, LJLA.
  4 b)y$ : sick : see s.v. bˀyš #2 adj. CPA.