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دلو

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Arabic

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دَلْو
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Etymology 1

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Root
د ل و (d l w)
5 terms

From Proto-Semitic. Compare Akkadian 𒁕𒇻 (/⁠dalū, dūlu⁠/, bucket), Aramaic דול (daul, bucket), Classical Syriac ܕܰܘܠܳܐ (dawlā, pail, bucket), Hebrew דְּלִי (dəlī, pail, bucket), as well as the loanwords from Semitic Old Armenian դոյլ (doyl) and Persian دول (dul, bucket).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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دَلْو (dalwm or f (plural دِلَاء (dilāʔ) or أَدْلَاء (ʔadlāʔ) or أَدْلٍ (ʔadlin))

  1. pail, bucket
Declension
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Declension of noun دَلْو (dalw)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal دَلْو
dalw
الدَّلْو
ad-dalw
دَلْو
dalw
nominative دَلْوٌ
dalwun
الدَّلْوُ
ad-dalwu
دَلْوُ
dalwu
accusative دَلْوًا
dalwan
الدَّلْوَ
ad-dalwa
دَلْوَ
dalwa
genitive دَلْوٍ
dalwin
الدَّلْوِ
ad-dalwi
دَلْوِ
dalwi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal دَلْوَيْن
dalwayn
الدَّلْوَيْن
ad-dalwayn
دَلْوَيْ
dalway
nominative دَلْوَانِ
dalwāni
الدَّلْوَانِ
ad-dalwāni
دَلْوَا
dalwā
accusative دَلْوَيْنِ
dalwayni
الدَّلْوَيْنِ
ad-dalwayni
دَلْوَيْ
dalway
genitive دَلْوَيْنِ
dalwayni
الدَّلْوَيْنِ
ad-dalwayni
دَلْوَيْ
dalway
plural basic broken plural triptote‎;
broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in)
indefinite definite construct
informal دِلَاء‎; أَدْلَاء‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔ‎; ʔadlāʔ‎; ʔadlī
الدِّلَاء‎; الْأَدْلَاء‎; الْأَدْلِي
ad-dilāʔ‎; al-ʔadlāʔ‎; al-ʔadlī
دِلَاء‎; أَدْلَاء‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔ‎; ʔadlāʔ‎; ʔadlī
nominative دِلَاءٌ‎; أَدْلَاءٌ‎; أَدْلٍ
dilāʔun‎; ʔadlāʔun‎; ʔadlin
الدِّلَاءُ‎; الْأَدْلَاءُ‎; الْأَدْلِي
ad-dilāʔu‎; al-ʔadlāʔu‎; al-ʔadlī
دِلَاءُ‎; أَدْلَاءُ‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔu‎; ʔadlāʔu‎; ʔadlī
accusative دِلَاءً‎; أَدْلَاءً‎; أَدْلِيًا
dilāʔan‎; ʔadlāʔan‎; ʔadliyan
الدِّلَاءَ‎; الْأَدْلَاءَ‎; الْأَدْلِيَ
ad-dilāʔa‎; al-ʔadlāʔa‎; al-ʔadliya
دِلَاءَ‎; أَدْلَاءَ‎; أَدْلِيَ
dilāʔa‎; ʔadlāʔa‎; ʔadliya
genitive دِلَاءٍ‎; أَدْلَاءٍ‎; أَدْلٍ
dilāʔin‎; ʔadlāʔin‎; ʔadlin
الدِّلَاءِ‎; الْأَدْلَاءِ‎; الْأَدْلِي
ad-dilāʔi‎; al-ʔadlāʔi‎; al-ʔadlī
دِلَاءِ‎; أَدْلَاءِ‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔi‎; ʔadlāʔi‎; ʔadlī
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Persian: دلو (dalv)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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دَلْو (dalwm

  1. verbal noun of دَلَا (dalā) (form I)
Declension
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Declension of noun دَلْو (dalw)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal دَلْو
dalw
الدَّلْو
ad-dalw
دَلْو
dalw
nominative دَلْوٌ
dalwun
الدَّلْوُ
ad-dalwu
دَلْوُ
dalwu
accusative دَلْوًا
dalwan
الدَّلْوَ
ad-dalwa
دَلْوَ
dalwa
genitive دَلْوٍ
dalwin
الدَّلْوِ
ad-dalwi
دَلْوِ
dalwi

References

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  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 63
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “دلو”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 53

Old Anatolian Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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دلو (delü)

  1. mad, crazy, insane, lunatic, bonkers, not sane, exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind, mentally deranged
    Synonyms: احمق (aḥmaq), دیوانه (dīvāne), مجنون (mecnūn)
  2. brave, courageous, especially brave in an extreme manner
  3. rash, foolhardy, reckless, impulsive, precipitate, acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks

Noun

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دلو (delü) (definite accusative دلویی (delüyi), plural دلولر (delüler))

  1. madman, madwoman, loony, nut, psycho, schizo, nutcase, a person who is insane or mentally disturbed
  2. braveheart, someone who is extremely brave
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Further reading

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  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “delü”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 193
  • Çetin, Hasan Ali (2020) “delü”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Eczacılık ve Tıp Terimleri Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Pharmacy and Medicine Dictionary] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 1365)‎[2], 2025 edition, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, →ISBN, page 85

Etymology 2

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From دلـ (dile-, to wish) +‎ ـو ().

Alternative forms

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Noun

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دلو (dilü) (definite accusative دلویی (dilüyi), plural دلولر (dilüler))

  1. wish

Further reading

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  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “dilü”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 208

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic دَلْو (dalw, pail, bucket).

Noun

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دلو (delv) (plural دلا or ادلا)

  1. pail, bucket, a container used to carry liquids
    Synonyms: آبریز (abriz), قوغه (koğa)
  2. (astronomy) Aquarius, a constellation of the zodiac
  3. (astrology) Aquarius, the zodiac sign for the water carrier

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Urdu

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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دِلو (dilo) (Hindi spelling दिलो)

  1. vocative plural of دِل (dil, heart)