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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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d_ c = d_ c --> dy c
l) a01
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) .


mry noun sg. emphatic
mry, mryˀ (mārē, māryā, mārā) n.m. master, lord
1 master Com. ▶ more

--(a) human Com.

(a.1) vs. ˁbd "servant" as an epistolary title of respect OfA-Egypt.

--(b) divine Com.

(b.1) ܡܵܪܝܵܐ : the Lord, God Syr.

(b.2) ܡܵܪܝ : my Lord, usually in reference to Jesus Syr.
2 owner Com. ▶ more

--(a) (of a text) author Syr.
3 title of respect Com. ▶ more

--(a) ܡܵܪܝ : clerical title Syr.

--(b) w. first pers. suffix (מר٠ מור) in respectfully addressing a man : sir JBA.

(b.1) in contrast: one scholar, the other scholar JBA.

--(c) pl.: neighbors Syr.
4 in the construct state as the head of many compound expressions Com. ▶ more

--(a) chief of ... Com.

--(b) owner of ... Com.

(b.1) see also s.vv. mry by, mry dwrˀ, etc. Syr.

(b.2) ܡܪܝ ܢܟܣ̈ܐ : patrician Syr.

--(c) master of (i.e. specialist in) ... Com.

--(d) an element of many PN's JBA.

--(e) mariba : "sir father" = "respected senior", but used euphemistically Man.
5 an angelic order Syr.