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ym noun sg. emphatic
ym, ymˀ (yam, yammā) n.m. sea
pl. yammīn, Syr ܝܡ̱ܡܝܢ ; the spelling ܝܡܡܐ as a singular is probably a scribal error rather than a back-formation.

  1 sea Com. --(a) the Red Sea of biblical tradition Syr, LJLA.
  2 lake Com.
  3 swamp Syr.

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.


swP GN Geographic name