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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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l) a
lˀ (lā) adv. no, not
1 no! (as interj.) Com.
2 not (preceding and negating a predicate) Com. ▶ more

--(a) ܠܵܐ ܗܘܵܐ : it is not, is not (negating other than verbs) Syr.

--(b) with elided predicate Com.

--(c) (before volitives, replacing earlier ˀl) Com, -OA -OfA -BA.

--(d) before second person imperfect as a prohibitive Com.

--(e) dī lā, dlā : without : see s.v. dlˀ prep. .

(e.1) ܕܠܵܐ ܂܂܂ ܘܠܵܐ : without ... and without ... Syr.

--(f) negating an infinitive .

--(g) l) ˀyt(y) there is not (for later forms see s.v. lyt, l)yty vb./adv. ) .

--(h) ܠܐ ܂܂܂ ܘܠܐ : neither ... nor Syr.
3 compounded with adjectives, nouns, abstracts, and adverbs ='un-', 'non', 'in-' Syr, JBA. ▶ more

--(a) with agent nouns: .

(a.1) adjectives therefrom .

1 adverbs therefrom and other adverbs .

2 abstracts therefrom .

--(b) other adjectives .

--(c) other abstract nouns (not ending in -ūṯā) .


dbr verb D
dbr vb. a/a to lead, to drive

G

1 transitive : to lead, to drive Com. ▶ more

--(a) to take with one Com.

(a.1) to lead away Qum, JBA, LJLA.

(a.2) p.p. : in active sense: to have taken, taking : see s.v. dbyr adj. Syr.

(a.3) to take as wife Syr.
2 to plow Syr, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) to pull the plow Syr.
3 intransitive : to live, act, behave Gal, Syr, JBA. ▶ more

--(a) to move along, act in motion CPA, Syr, Man.

--(b) ܒܲܩܛܝܼܪܵܐ : to oppress Syr.

--(c) to be leader JBA.

D

1 to lead Com. ▶ more

--(a) to shepherd sheep Com.

(a.1) metaph.: to govern people Com.

(a.2) (weather) to dominate (a period of time) JPAEpig.

--(b) to drive a conveyance .

(b.1) a ship Syr.

--(c) to make move along, drag JLAtg, Syr.

--(d) to take control of LJLA.

(d.1) to take away (pl.) JLAtg, Syr.
2 to treat someone/something Gal, Syr, JBA. ▶ more

--(a) to treat with diet Syr.
3 to lead one's life in a certain manner Qum, Gal, Syr.
4 to plant seed while plowing Man.

C

to give precedence, treat as leader JBA.

Gt

1 to be taken, to be led away JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) ܒܲܩܛܝܼܪܵܐ : to be treated harshly Syr.

(a.1) to be forced Syr.
2 to conduct oneself, live one's life Syr. ▶ more

--(a) to go about Syr.
3 to be plowed Syr.

Dt

1 to be led, guided PTA, Syr. ▶ more

--(a) to be directed by Providence LJLA.

--(b) to be made to occur JLAtg.

--(c) to be treated, dealt with Syr.
2 to move, to travel JLAtg, PTA, Sam, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) to conduct oneself, manage one's life Syr, JBA.