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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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(l p01
ˁl (ˁal) prep. upon; against; to
1 upon, over, on to Com. ▶ more

--(a) lit. Com.

--(b) fig.: Com.
2 against, over against Com. ▶ more

--(a) by, over against (in measurements) Gal, JBAg.

(a.1) see ˁl ḥd kmh wkmh Gal.
3 toward, to Com. ▶ more

--(a) next to, alongside, at Com.

(a.1) together with Com.

(a.2) during (time period = Greek ἐπί) Palm, Nab, Hat, Jud.

(a.3) in addition to Syr, JBA.

(a.4) in the presence of JBA.
4 about, concerning Com. ▶ more

--(a) for, on behalf of BA-Ez, Palm, Hat, ParthMA.

--(b) +šm : according to the name of Syr, JBA.

(b.1) על ד : according to the opinion of Gal.

--(c) w. pronominal suffixes : woe upon me, you etc. Man.

--(d) because of BA-Ez, Qum, JLAtg, Syr.

--(e) using, by means of (?) JBA.

(e.1) with (as an alternative to b_ in adverbial constructions) CPA.
5 of obligation: owed by, responsible for OA-East, OfAGen, PTA, Sam, Syr. ▶ more

--(a) w. infinitive : to be obligated to ... JLAtg.
6 governing the indirect obj. of verbal ideas in each of the various meanings Com.
7 as the first element of compound prepositions, conjunctions, and adverbs Com. ▶ more

--(a) prepositions Com.

--(b) conjunctions Com.

--(c) adverbs Com.


mh P01
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.