دلو

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Arabic

دَلْو
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Etymology 1

Root
د ل و (d l w)
5 terms

From Proto-Semitic, compare Classical Syriac ܕܰܘܠܳܐ (dawlā, “pail, bucket”), Hebrew דְּלִי (dəlī, “pail, bucket”).

Pronunciation

Noun

دَلْو • (dalw) m or f (plural دِلَاء (dilāʔ) or أَدْلَاء (ʔadlāʔ) or أَدْلٍ (ʔadlin))

  1. pail, bucket
Declension
Declension of noun دَلْو (dalw)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَلْو
dalw 		الدَّلْو
ad-dalw 		دَلْو
dalw
Nominative دَلْوٌ
dalwun 		الدَّلْوُ
ad-dalwu 		دَلْوُ
dalwu
Accusative دَلْوًا
dalwan 		الدَّلْوَ
ad-dalwa 		دَلْوَ
dalwa
Genitive دَلْوٍ
dalwin 		الدَّلْوِ
ad-dalwi 		دَلْوِ
dalwi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَلْوَيْن
dalwayn 		الدَّلْوَيْن
ad-dalwayn 		دَلْوَيْ
dalway
Nominative دَلْوَانِ
dalwāni 		الدَّلْوَانِ
ad-dalwāni 		دَلْوَا
dalwā
Accusative دَلْوَيْنِ
dalwayni 		الدَّلْوَيْنِ
ad-dalwayni 		دَلْوَيْ
dalway
Genitive دَلْوَيْنِ
dalwayni 		الدَّلْوَيْنِ
ad-dalwayni 		دَلْوَيْ
dalway
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دِلَاء‎; أَدْلَاء‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔ‎; ʔadlāʔ‎; ʔadlī 		الدِّلَاء‎; الْأَدْلَاء‎; الْأَدْلِي
ad-dilāʔ‎; al-ʔadlāʔ‎; al-ʔadlī 		دِلَاء‎; أَدْلَاء‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔ‎; ʔadlāʔ‎; ʔadlī
Nominative دِلَاءٌ‎; أَدْلَاءٌ‎; أَدْلٍ
dilāʔun‎; ʔadlāʔun‎; ʔadlin 		الدِّلَاءُ‎; الْأَدْلَاءُ‎; الْأَدْلِي
ad-dilāʔu‎; al-ʔadlāʔu‎; al-ʔadlī 		دِلَاءُ‎; أَدْلَاءُ‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔu‎; ʔadlāʔu‎; ʔadlī
Accusative دِلَاءً‎; أَدْلَاءً‎; أَدْلِيًا
dilāʔan‎; ʔadlāʔan‎; ʔadliyan 		الدِّلَاءَ‎; الْأَدْلَاءَ‎; الْأَدْلِيَ
ad-dilāʔa‎; al-ʔadlāʔa‎; al-ʔadliya 		دِلَاءَ‎; أَدْلَاءَ‎; أَدْلِيَ
dilāʔa‎; ʔadlāʔa‎; ʔadliya
Genitive دِلَاءٍ‎; أَدْلَاءٍ‎; أَدْلٍ
dilāʔin‎; ʔadlāʔin‎; ʔadlin 		الدِّلَاءِ‎; الْأَدْلَاءِ‎; الْأَدْلِي
ad-dilāʔi‎; al-ʔadlāʔi‎; al-ʔadlī 		دِلَاءِ‎; أَدْلَاءِ‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔi‎; ʔadlāʔi‎; ʔadlī
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Persian: دلو (dalv)

Etymology 2

Root
د ل و (d l w)
5 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

دَلْو • (dalw) m

  1. verbal noun of دَلَا (dalā) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun دَلْو (dalw)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَلْو
dalw 		الدَّلْو
ad-dalw 		دَلْو
dalw
Nominative دَلْوٌ
dalwun 		الدَّلْوُ
ad-dalwu 		دَلْوُ
dalwu
Accusative دَلْوًا
dalwan 		الدَّلْوَ
ad-dalwa 		دَلْوَ
dalwa
Genitive دَلْوٍ
dalwin 		الدَّلْوِ
ad-dalwi 		دَلْوِ
dalwi

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 63
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “دلو”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 53

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَلْو (dalw, “pail, bucket”).

Noun

دلو • (delv) (plural دلا or ادلا)

  1. pail, bucket, a container used to carry liquids
    Synonyms: آبریز (abriz), قوغه (koğa)
  2. (astronomy) Aquarius, a constellation of the zodiac
  3. (astrology) Aquarius, the zodiac sign for the water carrier

Descendants

Further reading

Urdu

Pronunciation

Noun

دِلو • (dilo) (Hindi spelling दिलो)

  1. vocative plural of دِل (dil, “heart”)
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