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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.

$pyr A02
špyr (šappīr) adj. beautiful
Hatran, Assour: šnpyr, šnpr. Sam. אשפיר ,שפיר but pronounced < ašfar > šēfǝr/ašfǝr!! (i.e. apparently based rather on špr n.m.

  1 beautiful Com, -OA. --(a) often with a qualifying genitive or adverbial infinitive Com.
  2 proper, good, suitable Com. --(a) fem.pl. : Syr. (a.1) benefits Syr. (a.2) good deeds Syr.
  3 idioms: Com. --(a) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܙܲܒܢܵܐ : opportune Syr. --(b) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܓܸܢܣܵܐ : noble Syr. --(c) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܐܲܦܸܿܐ : talcum Syr. --(d) ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܛܲܪ̈ܦܸܐ : spinach Syr. --(e) שַפִּיר דַעֲתֵהּ : easy minded, not fastidious [fr. MH] JBAg. --(f) שַפִּיר לֵב : happy, esp. from food and drink JLAtg. --(g) ܫܲܦܝܼܪܲܬ ܩܲܪ̈ܢܵܬܵܐ : trigonella [bot.] Syr.