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b_ p02
b_ prep. in, with

  1 in Com. --(a) a place Com. --(b) within a structure or other enclosing object Com. --(c) during a time period Com.
  2 with (instrumentative) Com. --(a) using, according to Com. (a.1) w. ymˀ, etc., : to swear by Com. --(b) (as opposed to "without") having Syr.
  3 among Com. --(a) adjective + b_ = superlative Com. --(b) with a number: multiplicative Syr. --(c) w. transitive verbs: to do some (damage, building, fixing, etc.) to something Qum, JLAtg, PTA, LJLA.
  4 at Com. --(a) a certain time Com.
  5 to, into Com.
  6 with regard to (i.e., as a general adverbializing particle w. various verbs, nouns, and adjectives) . --(a) (w. to give:) for, in exchange for Com. --(b) specialized meanings with various verbs: see s.vv. šlṭ, ḥzy, ḥwy Com. --(c) idiomatic usages with various nouns: see s.vv. ryš, šm, . --(d) see also under various complete collocations as adverbs and preps, e.g. bˀnpy, byd p., etc. .

xyl noun pl. emphatic
ḥyl, ḥylˀ (ḥayl/ḥēl, ḥaylā) n.m.(f.) army; force
const: ḥēl; pl: normally masc., but often ḥaylāwān when used as an abstract idea or in reference to armies in general or in particular the hosts of Heaven. (Jacob of Sarugh, for example, regularly distinguishes betweeen ܚܝ̈ܠܐ for "mighty deeds" or individual fighters and ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ for "armies.")

Note, then that Payne-Smith and Levy created a separate, feminine lemma accordingly, where LS2 has just one. See the citations for an ex. of the fem. form of the plural used with masculine concord.


  1 army OA, OfA-Mes, OfA-Iran, Qum, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) multitude JLAtg, Gal. --(b) heavenly power JLAtg, Syr.
  2 coll.: military unit/garrison and its members OfA-Egypt. --(a) sacred, clerical cohort Syr, LJLA. --(b) an order of angels, heavenly host JLAtg, Syr. --(c) sg. w. pl. numeral : size of a military force Syr.
  3 power, strength Com. --(a) ܠܦܘܬ or ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܝ or Syr. --(b) miracle, incredible deed Syr. --(c) intrinsic potency, innate force Syr. --(d) ܒܚܝܠܐ : especially, virtually Syr. --(e) as an epithet of God : (due to late phonetic equivalence with ēl) Sam.
  4 metaph. . --(a) strength, essence, best part OA, Gal, Syr. --(b) intent, meaning Syr. (b.1) corroboration Syr. (b.2) force of an argument Gal, Syr, JBA. --(c) preciousness Syr. --(d) seriousness Syr.

b_ p02
b_ prep. in, with

  1 in Com. --(a) a place Com. --(b) within a structure or other enclosing object Com. --(c) during a time period Com.
  2 with (instrumentative) Com. --(a) using, according to Com. (a.1) w. ymˀ, etc., : to swear by Com. --(b) (as opposed to "without") having Syr.
  3 among Com. --(a) adjective + b_ = superlative Com. --(b) with a number: multiplicative Syr. --(c) w. transitive verbs: to do some (damage, building, fixing, etc.) to something Qum, JLAtg, PTA, LJLA.
  4 at Com. --(a) a certain time Com.
  5 to, into Com.
  6 with regard to (i.e., as a general adverbializing particle w. various verbs, nouns, and adjectives) . --(a) (w. to give:) for, in exchange for Com. --(b) specialized meanings with various verbs: see s.vv. šlṭ, ḥzy, ḥwy Com. --(c) idiomatic usages with various nouns: see s.vv. ryš, šm, . --(d) see also under various complete collocations as adverbs and preps, e.g. bˀnpy, byd p., etc. .

xyl noun pl. emphatic
ḥyl, ḥylˀ (ḥayl/ḥēl, ḥaylā) n.m.(f.) army; force
const: ḥēl; pl: normally masc., but often ḥaylāwān when used as an abstract idea or in reference to armies in general or in particular the hosts of Heaven. (Jacob of Sarugh, for example, regularly distinguishes betweeen ܚܝ̈ܠܐ for "mighty deeds" or individual fighters and ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ for "armies.")

Note, then that Payne-Smith and Levy created a separate, feminine lemma accordingly, where LS2 has just one. See the citations for an ex. of the fem. form of the plural used with masculine concord.


  1 army OA, OfA-Mes, OfA-Iran, Qum, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) multitude JLAtg, Gal. --(b) heavenly power JLAtg, Syr.
  2 coll.: military unit/garrison and its members OfA-Egypt. --(a) sacred, clerical cohort Syr, LJLA. --(b) an order of angels, heavenly host JLAtg, Syr. --(c) sg. w. pl. numeral : size of a military force Syr.
  3 power, strength Com. --(a) ܠܦܘܬ or ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܝ or Syr. --(b) miracle, incredible deed Syr. --(c) intrinsic potency, innate force Syr. --(d) ܒܚܝܠܐ : especially, virtually Syr. --(e) as an epithet of God : (due to late phonetic equivalence with ēl) Sam.
  4 metaph. . --(a) strength, essence, best part OA, Gal, Syr. --(b) intent, meaning Syr. (b.1) corroboration Syr. (b.2) force of an argument Gal, Syr, JBA. --(c) preciousness Syr. --(d) seriousness Syr.