CAL: bb, bbˀ

gate, gateway

OfA^Eg, Palmyrene, JBA, Man

TAD A4.4R.6↗ הא שמהת גבריא זי אשתכחו בבבא בנא ואתחדו‏hˀ šmht gbryˀ zy ˀštkḥw bbbˀ bnˀ wˀtḥdwܗܐ ܫܡܗܬ ܓܒܪܝܐ ܙܝ ܐܫܬܟܚܘ ܒܒܒܐ ܒܢܐ ܘܐܬܚܕܘ‏ܗܐ ܫܡܗܬ ܓܒܪܝܐ ܙܝ ܐܫܬܟܚܘ ܒܒܒܐ ܒܢܐ ܘܐܬܚܕܘ‏hˀ šmht gbryˀ zy ˀštkḥw bbbˀ bnˀ wˀtḥdwהא שמהת גבריא זי אשתכחו בבבא בנא ואתחדו‏ܗܐ ܫܡܗܬ ܓܒܪܝܐ ܙܝ ܐܫܬܟܚܘ ܒܒܒܐ ܒܢܐ ܘܐܬܚܕܘ‏ܗܐ ܫܡܗܬ ܓܒܪܝܐ ܙܝ ܐܫܬܟܚܘ ܒܒܒܐ ܒܢܐ ܘܐܬܚܕܘ‏ : here are the names of the men who were found and seized at the gate in GN ; BT BB 58a(35)↗ ליתיב אבבא ולידין דינא‏lytyb ˀbbˀ wlydyn dynˀܠܝܬܝܒ ܐܒܒܐ ܘܠܝܕܝܢ ܕܝܢܐ‏ܠܝܬܝܒ ܐܒܒܐ ܘܠܝܕܝܢ ܕܝܢܐ‏lytyb ˀbbˀ wlydyn dynˀליתיב אבבא ולידין דינא‏ܠܝܬܝܒ ܐܒܒܐ ܘܠܝܕܝܢ ܕܝܢܐ‏ܠܝܬܝܒ ܐܒܒܐ ܘܠܝܕܝܢ ܕܝܢܐ‏ : let him sit at the gate and judge the case ; ShPDm 307 ↗ ḏhtimbẖ baba ḏšumia uarqa : by which the gate of heaven and earth is sealed ; ShPDm 404 ↗ baba ḏrahmia niptulẖ : may they open the gates of mercy for him

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of a city

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see s.v. bbˀ dˀbwlˀ

JBA

(2)

door of a residential structure

OfA^Eg, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, LJLA

TAD B3.11 R.4↗ מערב שמש לה הו בבא זילך למנפק‏mˁrb šmš lh hw bbˀ zylk lmnpqܡܥܪܒ ܫܡܫ ܠܗ ܗܘ ܒܒܐ ܙܝܠܟ ܠܡܢܦܩ‏ܡܥܪܒ ܫܡܫ ܠܗ ܗܘ ܒܒܐ ܙܝܠܟ ܠܡܢܦܩ‏mˁrb šmš lh hw bbˀ zylk lmnpqמערב שמש לה הו בבא זילך למנפק‏ܡܥܪܒ ܫܡܫ ܠܗ ܗܘ ܒܒܐ ܙܝܠܟ ܠܡܢܦܩ‏ܡܥܪܒ ܫܡܫ ܠܗ ܗܘ ܒܒܐ ܙܝܠܟ ܠܡܢܦܩ‏ : on its west is your doorway for exiting ; SyrIncBowl 13.8↗ text not cited ; BT MQ 25a(32)↗ פרום באבי ואפקוה‏prwm bˀby wˀpqwhܦܪܘܡ ܒܐܒܝ ܘܐܦܩܘܗ‏ܦܪܘܡ ܒܐܒܝ ܘܐܦܩܘܗ‏prwm bˀby wˀpqwhפרום באבי ואפקוה‏ܦܪܘܡ ܒܐܒܝ ܘܐܦܩܘܗ‏ܦܪܘܡ ܒܐܒܝ ܘܐܦܩܘܗ‏ : they hacked down the doors and removed it ; TgEsth² 5:14↗ ועל בבא דבייתיה דמיה ישתפך‏wˁl bbˀ dbyytyh dmyh yštpkܘܥܠ ܒܒܐ ܕܒܝܝܬܝܗ ܕܡܝܗ ܝܫܬܦܟ‏ܘܥܠ ܒܒܐ ܕܒܝܝܬܝܗ ܕܡܝܗ ܝܫܬܦܟ‏wˁl bbˀ dbyytyh dmyh yštpkועל בבא דבייתיה דמיה ישתפך‏ܘܥܠ ܒܒܐ ܕܒܝܝܬܝܗ ܕܡܝܗ ܝܫܬܦܟ‏ܘܥܠ ܒܒܐ ܕܒܝܝܬܝܗ ܕܡܝܗ ܝܫܬܦܟ‏

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of another structure

OA^East, OfA^Eg, Palmyrene

AECT-L:*35(11)↗ text not cited ; NsaqPap 26.V.7↗ כען אנת גברן כשירן מני בין בביא חסין ינטרו‏kˁn ˀnt gbrn kšyrn mny byn bbyˀ ḥsyn ynṭrwܟܥܢ ܐܢܬ ܓܒܪܢ ܟܫܝܪܢ ܡܢܝ ܒܝܢ ܒܒܝܐ ܚܣܝܢ ܝܢܛܪܘ‏ܟܥܢ ܐܢܬ ܓܒܪܢ ܟܫܝܪܢ ܡܢܝ ܒܝܢ ܒܒܝܐ ܚܣܝܢ ܝܢܛܪܘ‏kˁn ˀnt gbrn kšyrn mny byn bbyˀ ḥsyn ynṭrwכען אנת גברן כשירן מני בין בביא חסין ינטרו‏ܟܥܢ ܐܢܬ ܓܒܪܢ ܟܫܝܪܢ ܡܢܝ ܒܝܢ ܒܒܝܐ ܚܣܝܢ ܝܢܛܪܘ‏ܟܥܢ ܐܢܬ ܓܒܪܢ ܟܫܝܪܢ ܡܢܝ ܒܝܢ ܒܒܝܐ ܚܣܝܢ ܝܢܛܪܘ‏ : now assign reliable men to firmly guard among the entryways (to the port?/wharf?) ; PAT555:1.9↗ mˁrtˀ dy mqbl bbˀmˁrtˀ dy mqbl bbˀמערתא די מקבל בבא‏ܡܥܪܬܐ ܕܝ ܡܩܒܠ ܒܒܐ‏ܡܥܪܬܐ ܕܝ ܡܩܒܠ ܒܒܐ‏ : the cave-area opposite the entryway

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sluice gate

JBA

BT MQ 10b(24)↗ פתח חד באבא‏ptḥ ḥd bˀbˀܦܬܚ ܚܕ ܒܐܒܐ‏ܦܬܚ ܚܕ ܒܐܒܐ‏ptḥ ḥd bˀbˀפתח חד באבא‏ܦܬܚ ܚܕ ܒܐܒܐ‏ܦܬܚ ܚܕ ܒܐܒܐ‏ : he opened one sluice gate

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see s.vv. bbˀ dˀqlydˀ , bb nhrˀ

JBA

court: public area of an institutional structure

(1)

courtroom

JBA, JBAg

BT BB 65a(21)↗ דמקרביתו לבבא דריש גלותא דשכיחי דייני‏dmqrbytw lbbˀ dryš glwtˀ dškyḥy dyynyܕܡܩܪܒܝܬܘ ܠܒܒܐ ܕܪܝܫ ܓܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܟܝܚܝ ܕܝܝܢܝ‏ܕܡܩܪܒܝܬܘ ܠܒܒܐ ܕܪܝܫ ܓܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܟܝܚܝ ܕܝܝܢܝ‏dmqrbytw lbbˀ dryš glwtˀ dškyḥy dyynyדמקרביתו לבבא דריש גלותא דשכיחי דייני‏ܕܡܩܪܒܝܬܘ ܠܒܒܐ ܕܪܝܫ ܓܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܟܝܚܝ ܕܝܝܢܝ‏ܕܡܩܪܒܝܬܘ ܠܒܒܐ ܕܪܝܫ ܓܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܟܝܚܝ ܕܝܝܢܝ‏ : you are closer to the court of the exilarch where judges are ubiquitous ; Dec 2:4 שמועיה דשמעי בבביה דמרנא‏šmwˁyh dšmˁy bbbyh dmrnˀܫܡܘܥܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܝ ܒܒܒܝܗ ܕܡܪܢܐ‏ܫܡܘܥܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܝ ܒܒܒܝܗ ܕܡܪܢܐ‏šmwˁyh dšmˁy bbbyh dmrnˀשמועיה דשמעי בבביה דמרנא‏ܫܡܘܥܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܝ ܒܒܒܝܗ ܕܡܪܢܐ‏ܫܡܘܥܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܝ ܒܒܒܝܗ ܕܡܪܢܐ‏ : the auditors who listen in our master’s courtroom

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of a palace

OfA^Eg, LJLA

TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .17↗ שב אנה לא אכהל למפלח בבב היכלא‏šb ˀnh lˀ ˀkhl lmplḥ bbb hyklˀܫܒ ܐܢܗ ܠܐ ܐܟܗܠ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܒܒܒ ܗܝܟܠܐ‏ܫܒ ܐܢܗ ܠܐ ܐܟܗܠ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܒܒܒ ܗܝܟܠܐ‏šb ˀnh lˀ ˀkhl lmplḥ bbb hyklˀשב אנה לא אכהל למפלח בבב היכלא‏ܫܒ ܐܢܗ ܠܐ ܐܟܗܠ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܒܒܒ ܗܝܟܠܐ‏ܫܒ ܐܢܗ ܠܐ ܐܟܗܠ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܒܒܒ ܗܝܟܠܐ‏ : I am elderly and unable to serve at the palace gate ; TgEsth² 7:10(6)(?)↗ text not cited

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see bbˀ dmlkwtˀ , bbˀ dmtybtˀ

(1)

(metonymic for the government)

Man

AM 141:12↗ uṭab lbaba ḏšulṭana

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lbab : at/to (an important institution or professional)

Man

section, major portion

JBA, Man

BT Ned 31a(10)↗ בתרתי באבי קמיית׳‏btrty bˀby qmyyt'ܒܬܪܬܝ ܒܐܒܝ ܩܡܝܝܬ܊‏ܒܬܪܬܝ ܒܐܒܝ ܩܡܝܝܬ܊‏btrty bˀby qmyyt'בתרתי באבי קמיית׳‏ܒܬܪܬܝ ܒܐܒܝ ܩܡܝܝܬ܊‏ܒܬܪܬܝ ܒܐܒܝ ܩܡܝܝܬ܊‏ : the two first sections (of the Mishna) ; Pishra D-ainia 582 ↗ halin \\trin babia/tartin babania/ kdub ˁl ṭasa ḏabara ˁu lmagalta ḏṭabia : write these two spells on a lead lamella or on deer vellum

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account section

OfA^Eg

TAD C3.28 V..8.95↗ ב̇ב שמעון ٠٠٠ בב עבדיהו ٠٠٠ בב שבתי‏ ḃb šmˁwn ... bb ˁbdyhw ̇̇̇ bb šbty ܒ̇ܒ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܂܂܂ ܒܒ ܥܒܕܝܗܘ ݁݁݁ ܒܒ ܫܒܬܝ‏ ܒ̇ܒ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܂܂܂ ܒܒ ܥܒܕܝܗܘ ݁݁݁ ܒܒ ܫܒܬܝ‏ ḃb šmˁwn ... bb ˁbdyhw ̇̇̇ bb šbty ב̇ב שמעון ٠٠٠ בב עבדיהו ٠٠٠ בב שבתי‏ ܒ̇ܒ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܂܂܂ ܒܒ ܥܒܕܝܗܘ ݁݁݁ ܒܒ ܫܒܬܝ‏ ܒ̇ܒ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܂܂܂ ܒܒ ܥܒܕܝܗܘ ݁݁݁ ܒܒ ܫܒܬܝ‏ : account of Simeon ... account of Obadiah ... account of Shabtai

(astrol.) astrological

Syr, Man

ThbK 346:2↗ ܒܪܐ ܘܫܘܝ ܥܣܪܐ ܒܒܝ܃ ܘܬܪܥܣܪ ܒܒܝ‏brˀ wšwy ˁsrˀ bby; wtrˁsr bbyברא ושוי עסרא בבי, ותרעסר בבי‏ܒܪܐ ܘܫܘܝ ܥܣܪܐ ܒܒܝ܃ ܘܬܪܥܣܪ ܒܒܝ‏brˀ wšwy ˁsrˀ bby; wtrˁsr bbyברא ושוי עסרא בבי, ותרעסר בבי‏ܒܪܐ ܘܫܘܝ ܥܣܪܐ ܒܒܝ܃ ܘܬܪܥܣܪ ܒܒܝ‏ܒܪܐ ܘܫܘܝ ܥܣܪܐ ܒܒܝ܃ ܘܬܪܥܣܪ ܒܒܝ‏ : He created and set up the 10 gates and the 12 gates

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heretical sect associated with each of the heavenly objects

Man

GY 228:10↗ baba hurina ḏmn mšiha npaq ḏmitiqrin zandiqia umar{d}mania : another sect that came from the Messiah called z’ and/or? Manichaeans ; GY 301:5↗ ḏnikul ˁkilta ḏbabia trisar : whoever eats food of the sects of the twelve (zodiacal constellations?)

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(astron.) a type of area in the sky

Man

744923.30664↗ ušumia ukukbia umaluašia umanzalia ugirglia ubabia uqašta rama : the heavens, stars, zodiacal constellations, constellations, orbits, (astrological) gates and Ecliptic ; AM 257:1↗ atuata ḏbaba sumaqa ḏiadhar bšumia barbia zauiata mitahzia nura ulau nura hˁ : portents of a red 'gate' that appears in the sky: fire is seen in the four directions but it is not fire

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For the Mandaic astrological usage compare that of trˁ, trˁˀ n.m. at Qumran and in Syriac. Most, if not all, of the usages and collocations are direct loans from Akkadian: cf. AIOA and CAD B s.v.
Note that the only Syriac examples occur in the magical texts and in a passage describing Mandaic beliefs (for which see Nöldeke in WZKM 12: 357ff.)

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 183aJastrow: 136Drower/Macuch: 45aLevy Ch-W: 1:79DNWSI: 142

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