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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.

nxyr noun sg. emphatic
nḥyr, nḥyrˀ (nḥīr, nḥīrā) n.m. nostril
normally in the pl. (originally: dual!), but with some major exceptions, especially in poetry

  1 nostril , Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, Man, LJLA.
  2 fig.: Syr. --(a) bolt of a gate Syr. --(b) small outlet for liquid Syr.