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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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)dm noun sg. emphatic= )dm N --> dm N
dm, dmˀ (dem/dam, dmā; ˀḏem, ˀeḏmā) n.m. blood
1 blood Com. ▶ more

--(a) ܕܡܐ ܢܫܝܐ : menstruation Syr.

--(b) mortal bloodshed JLAtg, Syr.

(b.1) ܥܕܵܡܵܐ ܠܲܕܡܵܐ even unto death Syr.

(b.2) blood guilt Com.

(b.3) capital punishment JBA.

1 act of mass murder Syr.

--(c) ܕܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ : sacred blood, i.e., wine of the eucharist Syr.

--(d) (of the eye) bleeding, hemorrhage JBAmb, JBA.
2 juice Syr, JBA.
3 bsr wdm : human being : see s.v. bsr n.m. Com.