דתאה
Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *daṯʔ-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]דִּתְאָה • (diṯʾā) (m)
- grass, ground vegetation
- Tanach, Genesis 1:11, with translation of the New International Version:
- וַאֲמַר יְיָ, תַּדְאֵית אַרְעָא דִּתְאָה עִסְבָּא דְּבַר זַרְעֵיהּ מִזְדְּרַע, אִילָן פֵּירִין עָבֵיד פֵּירִין לִזְנֵיהּ, דְּבַר זַרְעֵיהּ בֵּיהּ עַל אַרְעָא; וַהֲוָה כֵּין׃
- Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
References
[edit]- “dtˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–