Commentary for Bava Batra 281:1

אלא לאביי מאי ניזון כבת ולטעמיך לרבא מאי יורש כבן אלא ראוי לירש ואין לו ה"נ ראוי לזון ואין לו:

according to Abaye. however,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who asserted that a tumtum receives nothing. ');">¹</span> what [is meant by], 'he receives maintenance like a daughter'? — Granted your argument is right [how will you explain], according to Raba, what [is the meaning of] 'he inherits like a son'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the estate is small, 'inheriting like a son' really signifies 'receiving nothing'. How then, could the expression of inheriting be used? ');">²</span> But, [you must explain it as meaning that] 'he is entitled to inherit but [actually] receives nothing', so here<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., according to Abaye. ');">³</span> [it may be explained as] 'entitled to maintenance but [in fact] receives nothing'.

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