The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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w_ c

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.

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.