אִית · לֵית · בָּעֵי · מָצֵי
ORIGINALJBA-V02
Bavli / Jewish Babylonian Aramaic · JBA Working Vocabulary
Existence, need, ability
JBA-V02Jewish Babylonian AramaicBavli and JBA discourse
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
אִית · לֵית · בָּעֵי · מָצֵי
Transliterationit · leit · ba'ei · matsei
Plain meaningthere is · there is not · wants/needs/asks · can/is able
Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Existence, need, ability
A sugya repeatedly asks whether something exists, is possible, is required, or can be done. אית/לית create existence and possession-like statements; בעי changes between wanting, needing, and asking according to construction; מצי expresses ability. The course keeps Hebrew-layer words such as צריך or אפשר tagged separately when they occur on the same Bavli page so language boundaries remain visible.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
it · leit · ba'ei · matsei
READINGApproved transliteration
there is · there is not · wants/needs/asks · can/is able
MEANINGJewish Babylonian Aramaic
APPROVED STUDY LAYERS
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הוה be/was/occur · אית there is/has · לית there is not/does not have · בעי wants/needs/asks · מצי can/is able.
Cross-register items
צריך “needs” and אפשר “possible” may appear in Hebrew/rabbinic layers and must be tagged as such rather than called JBA merely because they occur on a Bavli page.