דלק

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ד־ל־ק (d-l-q)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

דֶּלֶק • (délek) m (plural indefinite דְּלָקִים, singular construct דֶּלֶק־, plural construct דִּלְקֵי־)

  1. fuel
Derived terms

Verb

דָּלַק • (dalák) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to burn
  2. to chase
Conjugation
Conjugation of דָּלַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first דָּלַקְתִּי דָּלַקְנוּ
second דָּלַקְתָּ דָּלַקְתְּ דְּלַקְתֶּם1 דְּלַקְתֶּן1
third דָּלַק דָּלְקָה דָּלְקוּ
present דּוֹלֵק דּוֹלֶקֶת דּוֹלְקִים דּוֹלְקוֹת
future first אדלוק / אֶדְלֹק נדלוק / נִדְלֹק
second תדלוק / תִּדְלֹק תִּדְלְקִי תִּדְלְקוּ תדלוקנה / תִּדְלֹקְנָה2
third ידלוק / יִדְלֹק תדלוק / תִּדְלֹק יִדְלְקוּ תדלוקנה / תִּדְלֹקְנָה2
imperative דלוק / דְּלֹק דִּלְקִי דִּלְקוּ דלוקנה / דְּלֹקְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced דָּלַקְתֶּם and דָּלַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

From early Middle Persian *dalak, whence also Persian دله (dala) and Classical Syriac ܕܠܩܐ (daləqā).

Noun

דָּלָק • (dalák) m

  1. marten

References

  • “דלק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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