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ד־

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ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST

דְּ־

Transliterationde-

Plain meaningthat / which / of / because, by construction

Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.

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ד־

The attached ד־ is one of the most common structural pieces in JBA. It can connect a subordinate clause, attach a possessive/genitive relationship, or introduce content/reason in particular constructions. In דקתני, it connects “that he teaches.” Do not translate ד־ before seeing the whole phrase.

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דְּ־

ORIGINAL

JBA-002

de-

READING

Approved transliteration

that / which / of / because, by construction

MEANING

Jewish Babylonian Aramaic

REMEMBER

ד־

ד־ is a structural connector; its English comes from the construction.