dalet

See also: dálet and dalèt

English

Alternative forms

daled
daleth

Etymology

From a Phoenician word for "door", ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dalt-; compare Hebrew דֶלֶת (délet). Doublet of delta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɑː.lɪt/, /ˈdɑː.lɪd/, /ˈdɑː.lɪð/
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Rhymes: -ɑːlɪt, -ɑːlɪd
Hyphenation: da‧let

Noun

dalet (plural dalets)

The fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Translations

Semitic letter

Arabic: دال (ar) f (dāl), (symbol) د (ar) (d)
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܕܠܬ m (dālaṯ), (symbol) ܕ
Catalan: dàlet (ca) f
Finnish: dalet (fi)
French: dalèt (fr) m, daleth (fr) m
Hebrew: דָּלֶת (he) f (dálet), ד (he) (symbol)
Italian: dalet m or f
Yiddish: דלד (daled), דלת (dales)

Anagrams

Adlet, DELTA, Delta, adlet, atled, dealt, delta, lated, taled

Danish

Verb

dalet

past participle of dale

Finnish

Etymology

From Phoenician [Term?].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɑlet/, [ˈdɑ̝le̞t̪]
Rhymes: -ɑlet
Syllabification^(key): da‧let

Noun

dalet

dalet (fourth letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)

Declension

Inflection of dalet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		dalet	daletit
genitive		daletin	daletien
partitive		daletia	daleteja
illative		daletiin	daleteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dalet	daletit
accusative	nom.	dalet	daletit
accusative	gen.	daletin	daletit
genitive		daletin	daletien
partitive		daletia	daleteja
inessive		daletissa	daleteissa
elative		daletista	daleteista
illative		daletiin	daleteihin
adessive		daletilla	daleteilla
ablative		daletilta	daleteilta
allative		daletille	daleteille
essive		daletina	daleteina
translative		daletiksi	daleteiksi
abessive		daletitta	daleteitta
instructive		—	daletein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dalet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		daletini	daletini
accusative	nom.	daletini	daletini
accusative	gen.	daletini	daletini
genitive		daletini	daletieni
partitive		daletiani	daletejani
inessive		daletissani	daleteissani
elative		daletistani	daleteistani
illative		daletiini	daleteihini
adessive		daletillani	daleteillani
ablative		daletiltani	daleteiltani
allative		daletilleni	daleteilleni
essive		daletinani	daleteinani
translative		daletikseni	daleteikseni
abessive		daletittani	daleteittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	daleteineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		daletisi	daletisi
accusative	nom.	daletisi	daletisi
accusative	gen.	daletisi	daletisi
genitive		daletisi	daletiesi
partitive		daletiasi	daletejasi
inessive		daletissasi	daleteissasi
elative		daletistasi	daleteistasi
illative		daletiisi	daleteihisi
adessive		daletillasi	daleteillasi
ablative		daletiltasi	daleteiltasi
allative		daletillesi	daleteillesi
essive		daletinasi	daleteinasi
translative		daletiksesi	daleteiksesi
abessive		daletittasi	daleteittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	daleteinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		daletimme	daletimme
accusative	nom.	daletimme	daletimme
accusative	gen.	daletimme	daletimme
genitive		daletimme	daletiemme
partitive		daletiamme	daletejamme
inessive		daletissamme	daleteissamme
elative		daletistamme	daleteistamme
illative		daletiimme	daleteihimme
adessive		daletillamme	daleteillamme
ablative		daletiltamme	daleteiltamme
allative		daletillemme	daleteillemme
essive		daletinamme	daleteinamme
translative		daletiksemme	daleteiksemme
abessive		daletittamme	daleteittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	daleteinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		daletinne	daletinne
accusative	nom.	daletinne	daletinne
accusative	gen.	daletinne	daletinne
genitive		daletinne	daletienne
partitive		daletianne	daletejanne
inessive		daletissanne	daleteissanne
elative		daletistanne	daleteistanne
illative		daletiinne	daleteihinne
adessive		daletillanne	daleteillanne
ablative		daletiltanne	daleteiltanne
allative		daletillenne	daleteillenne
essive		daletinanne	daleteinanne
translative		daletiksenne	daleteiksenne
abessive		daletittanne	daleteittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	daleteinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		daletinsa	daletinsa
accusative	nom.	daletinsa	daletinsa
accusative	gen.	daletinsa	daletinsa
genitive		daletinsa	daletiensa
partitive		daletiaan daletiansa	daletejaan daletejansa
inessive		daletissaan daletissansa	daleteissaan daleteissansa
elative		daletistaan daletistansa	daleteistaan daleteistansa
illative		daletiinsa	daleteihinsa
adessive		daletillaan daletillansa	daleteillaan daleteillansa
ablative		daletiltaan daletiltansa	daleteiltaan daleteiltansa
allative		daletilleen daletillensa	daleteilleen daleteillensa
essive		daletinaan daletinansa	daleteinaan daleteinansa
translative		daletikseen daletiksensa	daleteikseen daleteiksensa
abessive		daletittaan daletittansa	daleteittaan daleteittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	daleteineen daleteinensa

Anagrams

delta

Italian

Etymology

From Hebrew דָּלֶ״ת (dāleṯ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈda.let/
Rhymes: -alet
Hyphenation: dà‧let

Noun

dalet m or f (invariable)

dalet, specifically:
1. the name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤃
2. the name of the Hebrew-script letter ד

Related terms

delta

Anagrams

delta

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdalɛt/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdaːlɛt/, /ˈdalɛt/

Verb

dalet

Soft mutation of talet.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
talet	dalet	nhalet	thalet
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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