אִית · לֵית
ORIGINALJBA-004
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אית and לית
JBA-004Jewish Babylonian AramaicBavli and JBA discourse
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
אִית · לֵית
Pedagogical transliterationit · leit
Plain meaningthere is / there is not; has / does not have by construction
Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
אית and לית
אית and לית are foundational JBA existence words. They can say that something exists or does not exist, and with attached person forms they participate in possession-like expressions. Because they are so frequent, they should become instant recognition items before the learner enters longer sugyot.
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it · leit
READINGPedagogical reading guide
there is / there is not; has / does not have by construction
MEANINGJewish Babylonian Aramaic
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