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.

gyr noun sg. emphatic

gyr, gyrˀ (gēr, gērā) n.m. arrow

Syr. ܓܸܐܪܵܐ , ܓܸܪܵܐ ; pl. CPA, LJLA ܓܪܪ̈ܝܢ ,גיררין

  1 arrow Com.
  2 fig.: . --(a) meteor Syr. --(b) thunderbolt Syr. --(c) spinal column Syr. --(d) dart or gore of a garment Syr. --(e) obelus Syr.
  3 pl. fig. : direct consequence of one's action JBA.