ܕܝܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic דִּיל־ (dīl-, “of, belonging to”), itself from דִּי (dī, “of”) + לְ־ (lə-, “to”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dilː]

Preposition

ܕܝܼܠ • (dīl)

1. belonging to, owned by

   ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ ― lē ìlēh dīlūḵ ― It does not belong to you

   ܗ̇ܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܕܝܼܠ ܝܸܡܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ

   awa baytā dīl yimī ìlēh

   The house belongs to my mother

   ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܝܼܘܲܚ ܕܝܼܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܫܵܘܬܵܦܘܼܬܵܐ

   aḥnan īwaḥ dīl aya šāwtāpūtā

   We belong to this association

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܝܼܠ

base form			ܕܝܼܠ (dīl)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܕܝܼܠܝܼ (dīlī)		ܕܝܼܠܲܢ (dīlan)
2nd person	ܕܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ (dīlūḵ)	ܕܝܼܠܵܟ݂ܝ (dīlāḵ)	ܕܝܼܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dīlāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܕܝܼܠܹܗ (d-īlēh)	ܕܝܼܠܵܗ̇ (d-īlāh)	ܕܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ (dīlhōn)

Synonyms

• ܕܝܼ (dī)
• ܕܝܼܕ݂ (dīḏ)

Derived terms

• ܕܝܼܠܵܝܬܵܐ (dīlāytā, “property, characteristic”)
• ܕܝܼܠܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (dīlāyūṯā, “property, quality”)
• ܕܝܼܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (dīlānāyā, “private; special, proper”)