ܕܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܠ ܐ (d l ˀ)
2 terms

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

ܕܲܘܠܵܐ • (dawlā) m (plural ܕܲܘ̈ܠܹܐ (dawlē))

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

   Synonym: ܣܝܼܛܠܵܐ (sīṭlā)

2. (by extension) toilet bowl

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܘܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܘܲܠ (dwal)		1st person	ܕܲܘܠܝܼ (dawlī)		ܕܲܘܠܲܢ (dawlan)
	construct	ܕܘܲܠ (dwal)		2nd person	ܕܲܘܠܘܼܟ݂ (dawlōḵ)	ܕܲܘܠܵܟ݂ܝ (dawlāḵ)	ܕܲܘܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dawlawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)		3rd person	ܕܲܘܠܹܗ (dawlēh)	ܕܲܘܠܵܗ̇ (dawlāh)	ܕܘܲܠܗܘܿܢ (dwalhōn)
plural	absolute	ܕܲܘܠܝܼ̈ܢ (dawlīn)		1st person	ܕܲܘܠܝܼ̈ (dawlī)		ܕܲܘܠܲܢ̈ (dawlan)
	construct	ܕܲܘܠܲܝ̈ (dawlay)		2nd person	ܕܲܘܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dawlōḵ)	ܕܲܘܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dawlāḵ)	ܕܲܘܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dawlawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܘ̈ܠܹܐ (dawlē)		3rd person	ܕܲܘܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dawlūh)	ܕܲܘܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dawlōh)	ܕܲܘܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dawlayhōn)

Proper noun

ܕܲܘܠܵܐ • (dawlā) m

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

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)	ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܕ ܠ ܐ
1 term

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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܘܠ		1st person	ܕܘܠܝ		ܕܘܠܢ
	construct	ܕܘܠ		2nd person	ܕܘܠܟ	ܕܘܠܟܝ	ܕܘܠܟܘܢ	ܕܘܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܕܘܠܗ	ܕܘܠܗ	ܕܘܠܗܘܢ	ܕܘܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܘܠܝܢ		1st person	ܕܘܠܝ		ܕܘܠܝܢ
	construct	ܕܘܠܝ		2nd person	ܕܘܠܝܟ	ܕܘܠܝܟܝ	ܕܘܠܝܟܘܢ	ܕܘܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܕܘܠܘܗܝ	ܕܘܠܝܗ	ܕܘܠܝܗܘܢ	ܕܘܠܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܕܘܠܐ • (dawlā) m

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

Etymology 2

Root
ܕ ܠ ܠ
1 term

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. thread
2. hank, woof

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܘܠ		1st person	ܕܘܠܝ		ܕܘܠܢ
	construct	ܕܘܠ		2nd person	ܕܘܠܟ	ܕܘܠܟܝ	ܕܘܠܟܘܢ	ܕܘܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܕܘܠܗ	ܕܘܠܗ	ܕܘܠܗܘܢ	ܕܘܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܘܠܝܢ		1st person	ܕܘܠܝ		ܕܘܠܝܢ
	construct	ܕܘܠܝ		2nd person	ܕܘܠܝܟ	ܕܘܠܝܟܝ	ܕܘܠܝܟܘܢ	ܕܘܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܘܠܐ		3rd person	ܕܘܠܘܗܝ	ܕܘܠܝܗ	ܕܘܠܝܗܘܢ	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, pages 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, →ISBN, pages 282a–b