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.

)ylw c = )ylw c --> )lw c

ˀlw (ˀe/illū) conj. if

IA hnlw, JBA אילו

  1 if Com, ^-OA ^-BA. --(a) oh that!, would that! if only! Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr. --(b) +ܕܸܝܢ : if only Syr.
  2 +lˀ : were it not for CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA. --(a) אלו לא פון : idem. JLAtg.
  3 whereas JBA, JBAg.