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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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)br noun sg. emphatic
ˀbr, ˀbrˀ (ˀăḇar, ˀeḇrā) n.m. member, limb
1 (anat.) limb . ▶ more

--(a) of a human being Qum, CPA, JBAmb, JBA, JBAg.

--(b) of an animal or a demon Qum, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, JBAmb, LJLA.

(b.1) for cooking JLAtg.
2 arm JBA, Man. ▶ more

--(a) wing (of birds, fig.: wind) Gal, PTA, Syr.

(a.1) feather Syr.

(a.2) -- met. of above (fr. Latin ala) wing (of army), corps Palm.

(a.3) base of a wing Syr.

(a.4) fig: : requirement for a full life Syr.

--(b) euph.: male sexual organ JBA.

(b.1) similarly shaped topographical feature: see s.v. ˀbyr LJLA.