| Root |
|---|
| د ي ث (d-y-ṯ) |
The presence of homorganic radicals, especially at the first and third positions in what appears to be a quadriconsonantal root, suggests that the word's origin may not be authentically Arabic. This can be seen in words like غُنْج (ḡunj), قَلَطِي (qalaṭī), *waral-, and *kinnar, among others. Additionally, the suffix -ūṯ is not native to Arabic, but it does exist in Aramaic, as seen in clear borrowings like جَبَرُوت (jabarūt). Moreover, words such as حُوت (ḥūt), حَانُوت (ḥānūt), سَنُّوت (sannūt), تُوت (tūt), تُوث (tūṯ), طَرْثُوث (ṭarṯūṯ), and كُشُوث (kušūṯ) that relate to natural phenomena could also have Aramaic origins.
Apparently, the Aramaic words דַּיְתָא (dayyəṯā) and דַּיּוּתָא (dayyūṯā, “kite”) are equivalent to حَدَأَة (ḥadaʔa, “kite”) in Arabic. It's possible that in ancient Near East culture, which is not fully captured in surviving sources, these words had an additional meaning of 'cuckoo' or symbolized a cuckold. Intriguingly, bird names like 'kite' and 'cuckoo' in Indo-European languages often share onomatopoetic origins.
This could imply that male Aramaean visitors, such as traders (تُجَّار (tujjār)), might have engaged in sexual liaisons with pre-Islamic Arabic-speaking tribes, which were sometimes matriarchal. This cultural exchange could have influenced language and semantics, as exemplified in words like فَتْوَى (fatwā).
دَيُّوث • (dayyūṯ) m
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | دَيُّوث dayyūṯ |
الدَّيُّوث ad-dayyūṯ |
دَيُّوث dayyūṯ |
| Nominative | دَيُّوثٌ dayyūṯun |
الدَّيُّوثُ ad-dayyūṯu |
دَيُّوثُ dayyūṯu |
| Accusative | دَيُّوثًا dayyūṯan |
الدَّيُّوثَ ad-dayyūṯa |
دَيُّوثَ dayyūṯa |
| Genitive | دَيُّوثٍ dayyūṯin |
الدَّيُّوثِ ad-dayyūṯi |
دَيُّوثِ dayyūṯi |