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dalet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɑː.lɪt/
  • /ˈdɑː.lɪd/
  • /ˈdɑː.lɪð/
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  • rhymes with -ɑːlɪt
  • rhymes with -ɑːlɪd

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noun

Meaning 1

The fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤃𐤋𐤕 (dlt, “door”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dalt-; compare Hebrew דֶלֶת (délet). Doublet of delta.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دال (dāl) — Semitic letter
  • Arabic: د (d) — Semitic letter
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ) — Semitic letter
  • Aramaic: ܕܠܬ (dālaṯ) — Semitic letter
  • Aramaic: ܕ — Semitic letter
  • Catalan: dàlet — Semitic letter
  • Czech: dalet — Semitic letter
  • Dutch: dalet — Semitic letter
  • Finnish: dalet — Semitic letter
  • French: dalèt — Semitic letter
  • French: daleth — Semitic letter
  • Hebrew: דָּלֶת (dálet) — Semitic letter
  • Hebrew: ד — Semitic letter
  • Italian: dalet — Semitic letter
  • Russian: да́лет (dálet) — Semitic letter
  • Serbo-Croatian: dàlet — Semitic letter
  • Swedish: dalet — Semitic letter
  • Yiddish: דלד (daled) — Semitic letter
  • Yiddish: דלת (dales) — Semitic letter