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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) .


rx$ verb G
rḥš vb. e/a to creep

G

1 to creep Com, -OA -OfA -BA. ▶ more

--(a) to move around, wriggle Syr, JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA.

--(b) to make the slightest movement Syr.
2 (water) to produce creeping things JLAtg, Man.
3 to mumble LJLA.

D

1 (lips) to mumble JBA.
2 p.p. : to have a crushed limb (testicles) PTA.

C

1 to move something gradually Syr, Man. ▶ more

--(a) to move (limbs) Syr.
2 metaph.: to encourage, allow an idea to creep into the mind Syr.
3 to produce creeping things JLAtg, PTA, Syr, JBA, LJLA.
4 to make (a miracle) happen suddenly LJLA.

Gt

1 to creep about PTA.
2 (miracle) to occur, to happen suddenly PTA, JBA, LJLA.