The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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(bd verb G

1 to make Com. ▶ more

--(a) to create Syr.

--(b) (often w. ˁl, l_) : to transfer ownership OfA-Egypt, OfA-Pers.

--(c) to prepare Syr, JBA.

(c.1) to re-make, repair Syr.

--(d) (land, plant) to provide, produce Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, LJLA.

(d.1) to amount to, to be equal to Gal, Syr.

--(e) p.p. : prepared; having become in a certain condition Gal, JBA.

(e.1) w. infinitive or relative clause : likely to, apt to, (i.e., literally=American "used to X-ing") JBA.

(e.2) דעביד followed by a noun : in the condition of JBA.

(e.3) see also s.v. ˁbyd, ˁbydh .

--(f) w. following relative : to make do something, compel Syr.

2 to do, perform, act in a certain manner Com. ▶ more

--(a) to pass (time) in a certain way Gal, CPA, Syr, Man.

--(b) to work JBA.

(b.1) to perform religious service Syr, JBA.

(b.2) to perform a magical practice Gal, Syr, JBAmb, Man, CGMagic.

(b.3) to work a field, plant JBA.

--(c) to fare, prosper Gal.

(c.1) p.p. : id. Gal.

(c.2) p.p. : to suffer Syr.

1 +ܒܣܝܡܐܝܬ : to eat in moderation (?) Syr.

--(d) to perform one's function Syr.

--(e) w. loanwords and nouns referring to complex actions: to do the action Com.

3 to designate, make into JLAtg, Gal, Syr. ▶ more

--(a) to assign, attach OfA-Egypt.

4 idiomatic expressions: . ▶ more

--(a) ܐܲܦܸ̈ܐ : to give priority or opportunity Syr.

--(b) ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܸܗ : to act in someone's place Syr.

--(c) w. qrb, etc.: to make war, battle OfA-Pers, BA-Ez, BA-Da.

--(d) w. reflexive pron. : to pretend, simulate Gal, Syr.

--(e) ܚܸܘܵܪܵܐ : to become grey Syr.

--(f) סִתוָא : to spend the winter JLAtg.

--(g) ܡܸܠܬܵܐ : to speak about a topic Syr.

--(h) ܦܝܣܐ to persuade Syr.

--(i) ܥܘܼܗܕܵܢܵܐ : to commemorate Syr.

--(j) פרנסה : to collect supporting funds Gal.

--(k) נפשׁיה٠ גרמיה : to pretend to be Gal.

5 to determine the law Gal.

6 to force Syr. ▶ more

--(a) (gram.) to govern Syr.

1 to produce or work in large quantities JLAtg, JPAEpig, CPA, JBA.

2 to prepare for use JLAtg, JBAg, LJLA.

1 to effect, result in JLAtg, Syr. ▶ more

--(a) ܡܥܒܕܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ : to have to do something Syr.

2 to make work, set to work Syr.

1 to be done Com. ▶ more

--(a) masc. impersonal Com.

--(b) to be prepared Syr.

--(c) perf. דיאבא٠ דיעבד٠ דאיעבד : after the fact : see s.v. dyˁbd adv. JBA.

2 to become, turn into something else JPAEpig, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, JBA, JBAg. ▶ more

--(a) to make oneself into someone else LJLA.

--(b) w. adjectival or nominal forms. : to become X [calque on Greek usage] CPA.

3 to occur, to happen Gal, CPA.

1 to be made Syr. ▶ more

--(a) to be formed Syr.

2 to be worked up, overworked Syr. ▶ more

--(a) to be possessed (by demons) Syr.

quad

1 šˁbd: see s.v. Com.

2 ˁbdd: see s.v. Syr.