ܕܝܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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 (dīl)

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)

Derived terms

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