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

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