dêl

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-; cognates include (mom), dayik (mother), dayên (wetnurse, milk-mother), dotin (to milk), Central Kurdish ده‌ڵ (dell, bitch), Zazaki dele (bitch), Gurani دەڵە (dełe, bitch) and ئەدا (eḏa, mother), Persian دایه, Ancient Greek θしーたῆλυς (thêlus) and θηλή (thēlḗ).

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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dêl f (Arabic spelling دێل)

  1. bitch (all senses)
Alternative forms
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Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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dêl f (Arabic spelling دێل)

  1. stead, position

Synonyms: şûn, cîgeh

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Compare Arabic ذيل (ḏayl, tail).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dêl f (Arabic spelling دێل)

  1. tail

References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “dêl”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 147

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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dêl

  1. (literary) inflection of dod:
    1. third-person singular present habitual/future
    2. third-person singular present subjunctive

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dêl ddêl nêl unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.