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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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w_ (wə_) conj. and, also


(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.


$m noun sg. emphatic
šm, šmˀ (šum, šom, šem; šmā) n.m. name
1 name Com. ▶ more

--(a) ܒܹܝܬ ܫ̈ܡܵܗܹܐ : the book of Exodus (i.e. Hebrew שׁמות) Syr.
2 fame, reputation Qum, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) d_ : famous JLAtg, Syr.

--(b) אפק שׁמא : to spread a rumor about one JBA.

--(c) terms for a person, epithet Syr.
3 absolute preceding a noun : any JBA, JBAg.
4 pretext Syr. ▶ more

--(a) ܒܫܸܡ : in name only Syr.

(a.1) in the guise of Syr.

(a.2) see also s.v. bšm prep. .

(a.3) ܒܫܡ܂ ܒܫܡܐ ܕ : for the sake of Syr.

--(b) see s.v. lšm, lšwm prep. .
5 (gram.) word Syr. ▶ more

--(a) noun Syr.

(a.1) ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ : adjective Syr.

--(b) mark of punctuation Syr.

--(c) ܕܥܡ ܫܡܐ : synonym [Greek calque] Syr.