The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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w_ c

kd c

oldest kzy > kdy > kd, following development of dy alone; Syr. once ܕܐܟܕ ; Mand. written k pluse the ligature for dy, here transcribed kḏ but occasionally just kid, ki

  1 when Com. --(a) followed by ptcp. (or lˀ + ptcp.) : while (not) X-ing Com.
  2 just as OfA-Egypt, Nab, Man. --(a) as much as OfA, Man. (a.1) inasmuch as Palm. --(b) כְדַחזֵי : as is proper JLAtg, LJLA.
  3 +ܠܐ+ impf.: before one could Syr.
  4 as follows (before quote) OfA-Egypt.
  5 kdy < kd + hy : as it is Nab. --(a) ܗܘܼ ܟܲܕ ܗܘܼ, ܗܝܼ ܟܕ ܗܝܼ : the very same Syr. (a.1) w. prepositions+pronominal forms Syr.
  6 ܡܸܢ ܟܲܕ : after Syr.
  7 ܟܲܕ ܛܵܒ : although Syr.
  8 ܥܲܠ ܟܲܕ : although Syr.
  9 w. pron. suffix : still Sam. --(a) just as it is Sam.
  10 because Sam.

kn a01

kn (kén) adv. thus, so

  1 thus, so Com. --(a) ܘܟܸܢ : but Syr. --(b) ܡܛܘܠ ܟܢ : therefore Syr. --(c) ܠܐ ܟܢ : how much less so Syr.
  2 then (see also s.vv. lkn, btrkn) Syr, Man.
  3 a kin ḏ in such a manner that Man.