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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) .


zr( verb G
zrˁ vb. a/a to sow

G

1 to sow Com. ▶ more

--(a) (without d.o.) Com.

--(b) (with d.o.) .

(b.1) (seed, etc.) Com.

(b.2) (land) JLAtg, PTA, LJLA.

(b.3) fig.: Com.

--(c) (doubly trans.) OfA-Egypt, JLAtg, Syr.
2 to beget Syr. ▶ more

--(a) (testicles) to be viable to beget, i.e., contain semen JBA.

--(b) (penis) to produce seminal flow JBAg.
3 fig. : to scatter like seed Syr.

C

1 to produce seed (plant) PTA, Syr.
2 (semen) to inseminate JBA.

Gt

1 to be sown (seed, fruit) JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBAg, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) fig.: to be disseminated, embedded CPA, Syr.
2 to be sown (land) JLAtg, Syr, JBA, LJLA.
3 to be conceived JBA.
4 to become impregnated JBAg.