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Variant reading 1 of 2
br noun pl. construct
1 son, child Com.
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--(a) of an animal Com.
--(b) descendant Com.
2 member of the same cohort (see also 'compounds' 3.2) Com.
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--(a) metaph. .
(a.1) disciple Syr.
1 in construct w. PN of a famous person Syr.
--(b) product Syr, Man.
3 in compounds .
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--(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.
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--(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.
Variant reading 2 of 2
d_ p = d_ p --> dy p
by noun sg. abs. or construct
1 house: a building for dwelling Com.
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--(a) household Com.
(a.1) family Com.
1 in construct with (or implying) a proper noun: dynastic house or the like Com.
2 dby, dbytˀ : q.v. .
--(b) (with genitive name of a teacher) school, teachings (see also s.v. by rb) Gal, Syr, JBA.
--(c) with divinity : temple Com.
--(d) with royalty : palace Com.
--(e) for animals: Com.
(e.1) stable Syr.
(e.2) cell (of a beehive) Syr.
2 a structure .
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--(a) structure, building or part thereof where something occurs .
--(b) strophe; section of a literary work Syr.
3 place, area, home Syr, JBA.
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--(a) land Syr.
(a.1) homeland, territory .
1 see collocations w. byt + pl. gentilic, e.g., byt ˀ wrhyˀ , byt ywnyˀ , byt ˁbryˀ .
2 before proper nouns as a geographical or political term Com.
--(b) place or area where something occurs or is found Com.
(b.1) receptacle for something Syr, JBA.
1 (med.) seat, socket Syr.
2 a utensil used by or for X .
--(c) storage area for things Syr, JBA.
(c.1) compartment of a phylactery JBA.
--(d) area of the body characterized by something Com.
--(e) area of such and such a size Com.
(e.1) byt X : field sufficient for X amount of seed .
1 something of such a capacity JLAtg, Syr.
--(f) with verbal noun: place where something occurs Com.
--(g) the physical universe Man.
4 (astron.) house, astrological sign Syr, Man, LJLA.
