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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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lmh a01 = lmh X --> lmh c
lmh (lmā) conj. why?
1 why? Com. ▶ more

--(a) joined w. pronoun JPAEpig.

--(b) with _ : what is X's need for? OfA-Egypt, Qum, JLAtg, PTA, JBA.
2 with imperfect: lest (= dlmh; q.v.) OfA-Pers, BA-Ez, JLAtg, Syr, Man, LJLA.
3 except for Syr.
4 as a general interrogative particle in direct speech Syr.