English Explanatory Dictionary

dalet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈdɑː.lɪt/ /ˈdɑː.lɪd/ /ˈdɑː.lɪð/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-dalet.wav

Word forms

dalet dalets daled daleth

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤃𐤋𐤕 (dlt, “door”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dalt-; compare Hebrew דֶלֶת (délet). Doublet of delta.

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