In Syriac this word can be used for "thing" when not otherwise modified as to the nature of the "thing;" while such an unmodified "thing" can also be expressed simply by use of a demonstrative pronouns. When there is an adjectival idea involved, "thing" is almost always expressed simply by the feminine form of the adjective itself, especially in the plural. This practice is regular in Syriac but used to a more limited extent in other dialects: specifically only with the most common adjectives, which by and large here have been given their own lexeme; e.g., byšh, byštˀ n.f., ṭbh, ṭbtˀ n.f., dḥylh, dḥyltˀ n.f., etc.