Aramaic Grammar 10 (particle דִּי)

Question 1

What are the 3 uses of “דִּי”

Answer 1

Genetive, Content clause and Relative Clause

Question 2

Parse the verb “לֶהֱוֵא”

Answer 2

היי Yiqtul 3ms

Question 3

Give a brief description of “דִּי” used as a content clause?

Answer 3

It’s one big noun. Translate as “the fact that..”

Question 4

What word/s does Aramaic use to say “there is/are not..”?

Answer 4

לָא אִיתַי

Question 5

Give a brief description of “דִּי” used as a genetive?

Answer 5

it creates an “of” relationship between the two nouns, similar to a construct chain. Translate as “X of Y”.

Question 6

Parse the verb “לֶהֱוֹן”

Answer 6

היי Yiqtul 3mp

Question 7

Give a brief description of “דִּי” used as a relative clause?

Answer 7

It’s one big adjective. E.g. Which jews? The jews WHO .. (insert describing words).

Question 8

What letter is normally the prefix in “לֶהֱוֵא” and why is there a lamed instead?

Answer 8

The י is normally the 3rd person prefix. A lamed was probably used to prevent it being spelled the same way as God’s name.

Question 9

Parse the verb “לֶהֶוְיָן”

Answer 9

היי Yiqtul 3fp

Question 10

What word/s does Aramaic use to say “there is/are”?

Answer 10

אִיתַי