ܕܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܠ ܐ (d l ˀ)
1 term

Etymology

ܕܘܠܐ

From Aramaic דַּוְלָא (dawlā), from Proto-Semitic by metathesis; compare Arabic دَلْو (dalw), Hebrew דְּלִי (d'lí) and Armenian դույլ (duyl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɑw.lɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [doːlɑː]

Noun

ܕܵܘܠܵܐ • (dāwlā) m (plural ܕܵܘܠܹ̈ܐ (dāwlē))

1. bucket, pail (especially traditional, non metallic, with 2 handles)

   Synonym: ܣܝܼܛܠܵܐ (sīṭlā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܵܘܠܝܼ (dāwlī)		ܕܵܘܠܲܢ (dāwlan)
	construct	ܕܘܲܠ (dwal)	2nd person	ܕܵܘܠܘܼܟ݂ (dāwlūḵ)	ܕܵܘܠܵܟ݂ܝ (dāwlāḵ)	ܕܵܘܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dāwlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	3rd person	ܕܵܘܠܹܗ (dāwlēh)	ܕܵܘܠܵܗ̇ (dāwlāh)	ܕܵܘܠܗܘܿܢ (dāwlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܵܘܠܝܼ̈ (dāwlī)		ܕܵܘܠܲܢ̈ (dāwlan)
	construct	ܕܵܘܠܲܝ̈ (dāwlay)	2nd person	ܕܵܘܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dāwlūḵ)	ܕܵܘܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dāwlāḵ)	ܕܵܘܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dāwlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܵܘܠܹ̈ܐ (dāwlē)	3rd person	ܕܵܘܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dāwlūh)	ܕܵܘܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dāwlōh)	ܕܵܘܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dāwlhōn)

Proper noun

ܕܵܘܠܵܐ • (dāwlā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Aquarius (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܕ-ܠ-ܐ (d-l-ʾ) related to drawing water. Compare Aramaic דול (daul, “bucket”), Akkadian 𒁕𒇻 (/⁠dalū, dūlu⁠/, “bucket”), Arabic دَلْو (dalw), Hebrew דְּלִי (dəlî), as well as the Old Armenian loanword դոյլ (doyl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dawlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dawle] (plural)

Noun

ܕܘܠܐ • (dawlā) m (plural ܕܘܠܐ (dawlē))

1. bucket, pail

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܘܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܠ	ܕܘܠܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܠ	ܕܘܠܝ
emphatic	ܕܘܠܐ	ܕܘܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܠܝ	ܕܘܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܠܟ	ܕܘܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܠܟܝ	ܕܘܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܠܗ	ܕܘܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܠܗ	ܕܘܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܠܢ	ܕܘܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܠܟܘܢ	ܕܘܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܠܟܝܢ	ܕܘܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܠܗܘܢ	ܕܘܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܠܗܝܢ	ܕܘܠܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܕܘܠܐ • (dawlā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Aquarius (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

From the root ܕ-ܠ-ܠ (d-l-l) related to spinning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dullɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dulle] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܘܠܐ • (dullā) m (plural ܕܘܠܐ (dullē))

1. thread
2. hank, woof

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܘܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܠ	ܕܘܠܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܠ	ܕܘܠܝ
emphatic	ܕܘܠܐ	ܕܘܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܠܝ	ܕܘܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܠܟ	ܕܘܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܠܟܝ	ܕܘܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܠܗ	ܕܘܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܠܗ	ܕܘܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܠܢ	ܕܘܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܠܟܘܢ	ܕܘܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܠܟܝܢ	ܕܘܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܠܗܘܢ	ܕܘܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܠܗܝܢ	ܕܘܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dwl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 60b, 65a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 86a-b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 282a-b