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.

cbw noun sg. emphatic

ṣbw, ṣbwtˀ (ṣḇū, ṣḇūṯā) n.f. desire; matter

  1 will, desire Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) ܡܢ ܨܒܘܬ ܢܦܫܼ : of its own accord, for no external reason, spontaneous Syr.
  2 thing, matter Com.
  3 (gram.) pl ܕܡܸ̈ܠܸܐ : adverbs (?) Syr.
  4 (alchem.) sulphur Syr.