Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܕ ܠ ܐ (d l ˀ)
1 term

Etymology

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ܕܘܠܐ

From Aramaic דַּוְלָא (dawlā), from Proto-Semitic by metathesis; compare Arabic دَلْو (dalw), Hebrew דְּלִי (d'lí) and Armenian դույլ (duyl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlām (plural ܕܵܘܠܹ̈ܐ (dāwlē))

  1. bucket, pail (especially traditional, non metallic, with 2 handles)
    Synonym: ܣܝܼܛܠܵܐ (sīṭlā)

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܕܵܘܠܝܼ
(dāwlī)
ܕܵܘܠܲܢ
(dāwlan)
construct ܕܘܲܠ
(dwal)
2nd person ܕܵܘܠܘܼܟ݂
(dāwlūḵ)
ܕܵܘܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(dāwlāḵ)
ܕܵܘܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(dāwlāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܵܘܠܵܐ
(dāwlā)
3rd person ܕܵܘܠܹܗ
(dāwlēh)
ܕܵܘܠܵܗ̇
(dāwlāh)
ܕܵܘܠܗܘܿܢ
(dāwlhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܕܵܘܠܝܼ̈
(dāwlī)
ܕܵܘܠܲܢ̈
(dāwlan)
construct ܕܵܘܠܲܝ̈
(dāwlay)
2nd person ܕܵܘܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(dāwlūḵ)
ܕܵܘܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(dāwlāḵ)
ܕܵܘܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(dāwlāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܵܘܠܹ̈ܐ
(dāwlē)
3rd person ܕܵܘܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(dāwlūh)
ܕܵܘܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(dāwlōh)
ܕܵܘܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(dāwlhōn)

Proper noun

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ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlām

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Aquarius (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

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Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
       
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
       
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
       
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā) ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܕ-ܠ-ܐ (d-l-ʾ) related to drawing water. Compare Aramaic דול (daul, bucket), Akkadian 𒁕𒇻 (/⁠dalū, dūlu⁠/, bucket), Arabic دَلْو (dalw), Hebrew דְּלִי (dəlî), as well as the Old Armenian loanword դոյլ (doyl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܕܘܠܐ (dawlām (plural ܕܘܠܐ (dawlē))

  1. bucket, pail
Inflection
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Proper noun

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ܕܘܠܐ (dawlām

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Aquarius (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

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From the root ܕ-ܠ-ܠ (d-l-l) related to spinning.

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Noun

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ܕܘܠܐ (dullām (plural ܕܘܠܐ (dullē))

  1. thread
  2. hank, woof
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References

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  • dwl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 60b, 65a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 86a-b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 282a-b