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Variant reading 1 of 2

w_ c
w_ (wə_) conj. and, also


m) P01 = m) R --> mh R
mh (mā) pron. what?
1 what? Com. ▶ more

--(a) + l_ : what is the matter with? Com.

(a.1) + l_ ... wl_ : what is the connection between? Syr.

--(b) introducing a question Gal.

(b.1) interrogative: how, why Gal, CPA, Sam.

1 בְמָא : how? JLAtg, CPA.

(b.2) did not ? Sam.
2 (usually) with following adj.: how! JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, LJLA.
3 what, that which (indefinite relative pronoun) Com. ▶ more

--(a) w. kl : see s.v. klmh pron. Com.

--(b) mh d_ : that which Palm, CPA, Syr, JBA, LJLA.

(b.1) ܡܐ ܕܠܐ : be that as it may, in any event Syr.

(b.2) before adjectival/nominal modifiers: CPA.

1 ܕܡܘܬܪ܂ ܕܥܬܝܕ܂ ܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܐܝܬ CPA.


Variant reading 2 of 2

kd c01
kd, kdy (kaḏ) conj. when
1 when Com. ▶ more

--(a) followed by ptcp. (or lˀ + ptcp.) : while (not) X-ing, being in a state Com.

--(b) +ܠܐ+ impf.: before one could Syr.

--(c) w. pron. suffix : still Sam.

--(d) ܡܸܢ ܟܲܕ : after Syr.
2 just as OfA-Egypt, Nab, Man. ▶ more

--(a) as much as OfA, Jud, Man.

(a.1) inasmuch as Palm, Syr.

(a.2) as if Man.

(a.3) just as it is Sam.

--(b) כְדַחזֵי : as is proper JLAtg, LJLA.
3 as follows (before a quote) OfA-Egypt, OfA-Sam.
4 because Sam.
5 kdy < kd + hy : as it is Nab. ▶ more

--(a) ܗܘܼ ܟܲܕ ܗܘܼ, ܗܝܼ ܟܕ ܗܝܼ : the very same Syr.

(a.1) w. prepositions+pronominal forms Syr.
6 ܟܲܕ ܛܵܒ : although, even though Syr. ▶ more

--(a) alone (in poetry) Syr.

--(b) ܥܲܠ ܟܲܕ : although Syr.