ܕܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤃𐤋𐤕 (dlt, literally “door”); compare Hebrew דָּלֶת (dálet), Arabic دَال (dāl) and Ancient Greek δέλτᾰ (délta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɑːlaθ.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [dal.lat.]

Noun

ܕܵܠܲܬ • (dālat) f

1. dalet (the fourth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܕ
• (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), ^{(Category: aii:Syriac letter names)}