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(yn noun pl. emphatic
ˁyn, ˁynˀ (ˁayn/ˁēn, ˁaynā) n.f. eye; spring
The plural varies: in the physical senses it takes the masculine (originally dual!) ending ˁaynē,but in the metaphorical senses the fem. ending (e.g. ˁaynān, ˁaynāṯā) is usual. The W.Syr. absolute is ˁīn. For a possible Syriac form ܥܲܢܵܐ see BarB 1444:18.

  1 eye Com. --(a) fig. Syr. --(b) metaph. anything that looks like an eye Com. (b.1) ring, hole JBA, Man. 1 draft hole of an oven Gal. 2 a part of the prow of a boat JBA. 3 (bot.) bulb Syr. --(c) metaph. focus, center, main part Com. (c.1) chief city Syr. (c.2) ܕܝܲܘܡܵܐ the middle of the day Syr.
  2 spring Palm, Jud, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) fountain Syr. --(b) fig.: font, source Qum, Syr. (b.1) leader Syr.
  3 that which is seen, appearance, aspect Syr. --(a) color or splendor of colored objects such as wine or gems Com. --(c) see s.v. kˁyn prep. .
  4 in adv. expressions: Com. --(a) ܥܹܝܢ ܒܥܹܝܢ : face to face Syr. --(b) לעֵין , לעיני : before, in front of one's eyes OfA, OfA-Egypt, OfA-Pers, Qum, JLAtg, Syr, LJLA. (b.1) ܠܥܹܝܢ ܟܠ : public, publicly (see also s.v. bgly adv.) Syr.
  5 (geol.) as part of the name of precious stones . --(a) see s.v. ˁyn ˁgl : sardonyx .
  6 (bot.) as part of plant names: . --(a) ܥܝܢ ܬܲܘܪܵܐ : kind of plant Syr.
  7 source of evil, the evil eye Syr.

brh noun sg. abs. or construct
brh, brtˀ (brā, barṯā/brattā) n.f. daughter
Forms of the construct and emphatic vary widely among dialects: OfA: brh, brt, brtˀ; JLA בְּרה٠ בַּת٠ בְּרַתָּא ; Syr. ܒܲܪ̄ܬ܂ ܒܲܪܬܵܐ ; JBA בְּרַת٠ בַּת٠ בְּרַתָּא . The construct state is regularly pronounced and spelled baṯ, but in Syriac spelled historically with a resh that is not pronounced. OA only pl. bnth and so other non-late dialects; LJLA pl. also ברתא ; Mand const. often: pt in full names

  1 daughter Com. --(a) girl Syr. --(b) daughter of a relation Com. --(c) a female member of a animal species Com. (c.1) in construct with a noun characterizing the nature of such a species Com.
  2 a small part of something . --(a) minor town Com. (a.2) ܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ : Jerusalem Syr.
  3 in compounds: member of the same cohort: see s.vv. brt_, bnt Com. --(a) a type of female relative Com. --(b) characterizing individual f. members of a class or group Com. (b.1) same X one : someone sharing a characteristic Com. (b.2) fellow female member of a group Com. 1 the gentilic group as a whole, figuratively characterized a young woman . (b.3) the attribute typically characterizing such female members Syr.
  4 in construct with a unit of time: female aged X Com. --(a) separated from the time unit by a number Com.
  5 a small, spherical object . --(a) berry Syr, JBA. (a.1) specific types of berries, seeds, or grains . --(b) egg Syr. --(c) in construct with the full-sized object . (c.1) a characteristic having the appearance of such small objects Syr. --(d) in construct with a noun characteristic of such an object Syr.