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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic דִּיל־ (dīl-, “of, belonging to”), itself from דִּי (dī, “of”) + לְ־ (lə-, “to”); compare the native ܕ- (d-, “of”) and ܕܝܼܕ݂ (dīḏ).
Pronunciation
Preposition
ܕܝܼܠ • (dīl)
- belonging to, owned by
- ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܝܼܠܘܼܟ݂ ― lā ìlēh dīlōḵ ― It does not belong to you
ܗܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܕܝܼܠ ܝܸܡܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ- hāw baytā dīl yimī ìlēh
- The house belongs to my mother
ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܝܼܘܲܚ ܕܝܼܠ ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܫܵܘܬܵܦܘܼܬܵܐ- aḥnan īwaḥ dīl hāḏē šāwtāpūtā
- We belong to this association
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