ܕܕܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏbb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ðuṗṗ. Compare Mlahsö ܕܷܕܒ݂ܐ (dedvo), Classical Syriac ܕܒܒܐ (debbāḇā, dabbāḇā), Arabic ذُبَابَة (ḏubāba), and Hebrew זְבוּב (zəḇûḇ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [dɪðvaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [dɪðwaː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [dɪdvaː]

Noun

ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ • (diḏḇā) m (plural ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (diḏḇē))

1. fly (insect)

Derived terms

• ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܲܠܒܵܐ (diḏḇā dkalbā, “dogfly”)