ܕܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤃𐤋𐤕 (dlt, literally “door”); compare Hebrew דָּלֶת (dálet), Arabic دَال (dāl) and Ancient Greek δέλτᾰ (déltă). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܵܕ݂ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (“folding doors”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɑːlaθ.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [dal.lat.]

Noun

ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ • (dālaṯ) f

1. dalet (the fourth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Usage notes

• Dālaṯ represents the number four in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܕ݇), it means 4,000.

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܕ

Assyrian alphabetedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܵܦ (kāp)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܵܘ (tāw)