די

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Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܕܝ‎

Etymology

Related to Arabic ذُو‎ (ḏū).

Conjunction

דִּי • (dī)

1. that

See also

• דְּ־‎

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Hebrew

Adverb

דַּי • (dái) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. enough, sufficient, adequate

   ‏דַּי לָאַלִּימוּת‎ ― dái la'alimút ― enough with the violence

   • a. 217 CE, Haggadah of Passover

     ‏אִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָנוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם / וְלֹא עָשָׂה בָהֶם שְׁפָטִים / דַּיֵּנוּ‎‎

     If He had brought us out of Egypt / but had not executed justice upon them [the Egyptians] / [even that would have been] enough for us.

Usage notes

• Sometimes used with suffixed pronouns.

Synonyms

• (enough): מספיק‎

Derived terms

• יוֹתֵר מִדַּי‎

Adverb

דֵּי • (déi)

1. quite, fairly

   ‏דֵּי טוֹב‎ ― déi tov ― fairly good

References

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Yiddish

Alternative forms

• דיא‎ (di)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [di]

Determiner

די • (di)

1. nominative singular feminine of דער‎ (der)
2. accusative singular feminine of דער‎ (der)
3. nominative plural of דער‎ (der)
4. accusative plural of דער‎ (der)
5. dative plural of דער‎ (der)

Usage notes

While Yiddish as standardized in the 20th century retains gender systems, among native speakers of Yiddish this is only reflected to a limited degree, with די‎ (di) being the only definite article ("the") in most situations.

Declension

	masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative	דער‎ (der)	דאָס‎ (dos)	די‎ (di)	די‎ (di)
accusative	דעם‎ (dem)	דאָס‎ (dos)	די‎ (di)	די‎ (di)
dative	דעם‎ (dem)	דעם‎ (dem)	דער‎ (der)	די‎ (di)