דתאה

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Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *daṯʔ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ditʔɑ/, [diθʔɑ]

Noun[edit]

דִּתְאָה (diṯʾā) (m)

  1. 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–