dalet

See also: dálet and dalèt

English

Alternative forms

• daled
• daleth

Etymology

From a Phoenician word for "door", ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dalt-; compare Hebrew דֶלֶת (délet). Doublet of delta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑː.lɪt/, /ˈdɑː.lɪd/, /ˈdɑː.lɪð/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːlɪt, -ɑːlɪd
• Hyphenation: da‧let

Noun

dalet (plural dalets)

1. The fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Translations

Semitic letter

• Arabic: دال (ar) f (dāl), (symbol) د (ar) (d)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܕܠܬ m (dālaṯ), (symbol) ܕ

• Catalan: dàlet (ca) f
• Finnish: dalet (fi)
• French: dalèt (fr) m, daleth (fr) m
• Hebrew: דָּלֶת (he) f (dálet), ד (he) (symbol)
• Italian: dalet m or f
• Yiddish: דלד (daled), דלת (dales)

See also

• Appendix:Hebrew alphabet

Anagrams

• Adlet, DELTA, Delta, adlet, atled, dealt, delta, lated, taled

Danish

Verb

dalet

1. past participle of dale

Finnish

Etymology

From Phoenician [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑlet/, [ˈdɑ̝le̞t̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑlet
• Syllabification^(key): da‧let

Noun

dalet

1. dalet (fourth letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)

Declension

Inflection of dalet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		dalet	daletit
genitive		daletin	daletien
partitive		daletia	daleteja
illative		daletiin	daleteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dalet	daletit
accusative	nom.	dalet	daletit
	gen.	daletin
genitive		daletin	daletien
partitive		daletia	daleteja
inessive		daletissa	daleteissa
elative		daletista	daleteista
illative		daletiin	daleteihin
adessive		daletilla	daleteilla
ablative		daletilta	daleteilta
allative		daletille	daleteille
essive		daletina	daleteina
translative		daletiksi	daleteiksi
abessive		daletitta	daleteitta
instructive		—	daletein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dalet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative daletini daletini accusative nom. daletini daletini gen. daletini genitive daletini daletieni partitive daletiani daletejani inessive daletissani daleteissani elative daletistani daleteistani illative daletiini daleteihini adessive daletillani daleteillani ablative daletiltani daleteiltani allative daletilleni daleteilleni essive daletinani daleteinani translative daletikseni daleteikseni abessive daletittani daleteittani instructive — — comitative — daleteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative daletisi daletisi accusative nom. daletisi daletisi gen. daletisi genitive daletisi daletiesi partitive daletiasi daletejasi inessive daletissasi daleteissasi elative daletistasi daleteistasi illative daletiisi daleteihisi adessive daletillasi daleteillasi ablative daletiltasi daleteiltasi allative daletillesi daleteillesi essive daletinasi daleteinasi translative daletiksesi daleteiksesi abessive daletittasi daleteittasi instructive — — comitative — daleteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative daletimme daletimme accusative nom. daletimme daletimme gen. daletimme genitive daletimme daletiemme partitive daletiamme daletejamme inessive daletissamme daleteissamme elative daletistamme daleteistamme illative daletiimme daleteihimme adessive daletillamme daleteillamme ablative daletiltamme daleteiltamme allative daletillemme daleteillemme essive daletinamme daleteinamme translative daletiksemme daleteiksemme abessive daletittamme daleteittamme instructive — — comitative — daleteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative daletinne daletinne accusative nom. daletinne daletinne gen. daletinne genitive daletinne daletienne partitive daletianne daletejanne inessive daletissanne daleteissanne elative daletistanne daleteistanne illative daletiinne daleteihinne adessive daletillanne daleteillanne ablative daletiltanne daleteiltanne allative daletillenne daleteillenne essive daletinanne daleteinanne translative daletiksenne daleteiksenne abessive daletittanne daleteittanne instructive — — comitative — daleteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative daletinsa daletinsa accusative nom. daletinsa daletinsa gen. daletinsa genitive daletinsa daletiensa partitive daletiaan daletiansa daletejaan daletejansa inessive daletissaan daletissansa daleteissaan daleteissansa elative daletistaan daletistansa daleteistaan daleteistansa illative daletiinsa daleteihinsa adessive daletillaan daletillansa daleteillaan daleteillansa ablative daletiltaan daletiltansa daleteiltaan daleteiltansa allative daletilleen daletillensa daleteilleen daleteillensa essive daletinaan daletinansa daleteinaan daleteinansa translative daletikseen daletiksensa daleteikseen daleteiksensa abessive daletittaan daletittansa daleteittaan daleteittansa instructive — — comitative — daleteineen daleteinensa

Anagrams

• delta

Italian

Etymology

From Hebrew דָּלֶ״ת (dāleṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.let/
• Rhymes: -alet
• Hyphenation: dà‧let

Noun

dalet m or f (invariable)

1. dalet, specifically:
   1. the name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤃
   2. the name of the Hebrew-script letter ד

Related terms

• delta

Anagrams

• delta

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdalɛt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdaːlɛt/, /ˈdalɛt/

Verb

dalet

1. Soft mutation of talet.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
talet	dalet	nhalet	thalet
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.