ܕܠܠ

ܕܠܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the root ܕ-ܠ-ܠ‎ (d-l-l) related to dimininshing; compare Hebrew דִּלֵּל‎ (dilél).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [dɑ.lil.]

Verb

ܕܲܠܸܠ • (dalil) (present participle ܕܲܠܘܼܠܹܐ‎ (dalulē), present participle ܕܘܼܠܸܠܵܐ‎ (dulillā))

1. to get divorced, be divorced

   Synonym: ܓܵܒ݂ܹܪ‎ (gāwēr, “to get married”)

   ‏ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܕܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇.‎‎

   awāhuh dulillhon šētā d-wirrāh.

   His parents got divorced last year.

   • Mark 10:11:
   • ‏ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܸܠܵܝܗܝ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ: «ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܕܲܠܸܠ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ ܘܓܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܚܕܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܬܵܐ، ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܓܲܝܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ».‎‎

     mirēh illāyh īšoʿ: “kul man d-dalil baḳtēh w-gāwēr ḳdā ḳētā, biʿwādā ìlēh gayārutā.”

     Jesus said to them: “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, is committing adultery.”

2. to thin out

Conjugation of ܕܲܠܸܠ (dālil)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܕܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܝܼ (dulillī)	ܕܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (dulilloḳ)	ܕܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܹܗ (dulilleh)	ܕܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܲܢ (dulillān)	ܕܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dulilloḳon)	ܕܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (dulillhon)
	f		ܕܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (dulillaḳ)	ܕܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (dulillah)
present	m	ܕܲܠܸܠܸܢ (dālilen)	ܕܲܠܸܠܸܬ (dālilet)	ܕܲܠܸܠ (dālil)	ܕܲܠܸܠܲܚ (dālilāḳ)	ܕܲܠܸܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (dālilīton)	ܕܲܠܸܠܝܼ (dālilī)
	f	ܕܲܠܸܠܵܢ (dālilan)	ܕܲܠܸܠܵܬ (dālilat)	ܕܲܠܸܠܵܐ (dālila)
imperative	m		ܕܲܠܸܠ (dālil)			ܕܲܠܸܠܘܼܢ (dālilun)
	f		ܕܲܠܸܠܝ (dālil)

Derived terms

• ܡܕܲܠܸܠ‎ (“to divorce”)
• ܕܘܼܠܵܠܵܐ‎ (“divorce”)