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kl noun pl. construct
1 alone preceding a noun (technically the construct state!) : OA.
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--(a) before relative clause : whoever, whatever Com.
--(b) before emphatic plural : all the x's, every x Com.
--(c) before emphatic singular : usually = the whole, the entirety of Com.
(c.1) : every (i.e., in Eastern Aramaic where the emphatic form may be indefinite) Syr, JBA, JBAmb, JBAg, Man.
--(d) before absolute singular : every, any, each Com.
--(e) before absolute plural : all x's, any x OfA-Egypt, PTA, Syr, JBAmb.
2 as a postpositive with resumptive pronominal suffixes Com.
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--(a) as postpositive with definite article : completely (?) OfA, OfA-Egypt, BA-Ez.
--(b) with resumptive suffix after a noun preceded by the construct form .
3 emphatic state : .
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--(a) before noun OfA-Egypt.
--(b) w. pronominal suffixes Com.
--(c) with anticipatory pronominal suffix CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA.
(c.1) כולי : (i.e. a frozen form from kl + 3.m.s. suffix) JBA, JBAg, LJLA.
1 כולי עלמא : everyone (involved) JBA, JBAg, LJLA.
4 absolute state : .
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--(a) alone OA.
(a.1) before adverb: totally Syr.
--(b) postpositive OfA, OfA-Egypt.
5 in idioms : .
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--(a) ܟܠܗ ܕ : the whole reason for this is Syr.
--(b) ܟܠ ܥܡ ܟܠ : entirely, complete Syr.
(b.1) everyone Syr.
--(c) repeated: ܟܠ ܟܠܗ܂ ܟܠܟܠܗ, etc : totally; neg.: not at all Syr.
--(d) ܒܟܠ as postpositive to adjectives : indicating the superlative Syr.
--(e) כל דהוא : any amount, any sort JBA.
--(f) kul ium kul iuma : all day every day, i.e. "24/7" Man.
--(g) ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܽܠܸܗ : completely, very much so Syr.
--(h) ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܽܠ : the Universe Syr.
(lm noun sg. emphatic
1 eternity (usually as a nomen rectum) Com.
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--(a) as an adv.: ˁd ˁlm, lˁlmˀ, lˁlmyn, lˁlmyˀ: forever Com.
(a.1) repeated after עד as an expression of absolute foreverness BA-Da, Gal, LJLA.
(a.2) ועלמה עלם Sam.
--(b) an era, age CPA, Syr, JBA.
(b.1) eternal ages past .
2 world, universe Palm, Qum, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA.
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--(a) עלמא דאתי, ܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ : the World to Come Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, LJLA.
--(b) in reference to one's condition in the world the environment JBA, JBAg, LJLA.
3 nation, people Syr.
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--(a) for כולי עלמא : everyone JBA.
--(b) pl. : people at an event Syr.
4 adverbial usages with various prepositions .
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--(a) ܕܥܠܡܐ : wordly, of this life Syr.
--(b) בעלמא : in a general way, merely, some kind JBA, Man, LJLA, CGMagic.
--(c) מעלמא : from elsewhere, from somewhere or other JBA.
--(d) לעלמא : to elsewhere JBA.
--(e) anywhere, everywhere JBAg.
