דגל

Aramaic

Etymology

See Ge'ez ድንግል (dəngəl).

Verb

דְּגַל • (dḡal) (future יְדַגֵּיל (yəḏaggēl))

1. to lie, to deceive

Further reading

• “dgl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Root
ד־ג־ל (d-g-l)

Etymology

See Arabic دَقَل (daqal).

Pronunciation

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Noun

דֶּגֶל • (dégel) m (plural indefinite דְּגָלִים, singular construct דֶּגֶל־, plural construct דִּגְלֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. flag

Synonyms

• נֵס (ness)

Verb

דִּגֵּל • (digél) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of דיגל.

References

• H1713 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• גדל
• גלד

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew דגל.

Noun

דגל • (degl) ?, plural דגלים (degolim)

1. flag

   Synonym: פֿאָן (fon)

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 48