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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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br noun pl. emphatic
br, brˀ (bar (ber), brā) n.m. son
1 son, child Com. ▶ more

--(a) of an animal Com.

--(b) descendant Com.
2 member of the same cohort (see also 'compounds' 3.2) Com. ▶ more

--(a) metaph. .

(a.1) disciple Syr.

1 in construct w. PN of a famous person Syr.

--(b) product Syr, Man.
3 in compounds . ▶ more

--(a) literally characterizing a type of child or descendant .

(a.1) a kinship term .

(a.2) a type of creature .

(a.3) a small version of something .

1 a small object or being found attached to something else .

--(b) characterizing individual members of a class or group .

(b.1) same X one: someone sharing a characteristic .

(b.2) inhabitant of a location .

--(c) s.o marked by a particular acquired characteristic or skill .

--(d) w. infinitive: one able to act or to be acted upon JBA.

--(e) unclassified .
4 in construct with units of measure Com. ▶ more

--(a) of time to express age Com.

(a.1) separated from the time unit by a number Syr.

(a.2) of inanimates Syr.

(a.3) with the date of origin JBA.

--(b) of size or value Syr, JBA, LJLA.