d w l
21 lemmas · 7 languages
hollow (II-weak)Middle consonant is w or y. The vowel contracts in the perfect (q-w-l → qāla 'said'), producing a 'hollow' surface. Known as mediae infirmae.• mu'allaqa of Labid
Themes:bell·2
POS shape:noun·11verb·6name·3adj·1
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*d-w-lProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Canaanite
Hebrewדּוֹלד ו ל— dhole (an Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus)
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicדולאד ו ל— bucket
Syriacܒܕܘܠܕ ܘ ܠ— A mnemonic for four prefixes used in Syriac morphology.
Assyrian NAܕܲܝ̈ܠܹܐܕ ܘ ܠ— personnel, staff, crew, team (human resources working together occupying a facility)
Arabic
Arabicدَوَّلَد و ل— to internationalize
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Amharicደወለደ ወ ለ— to strike
Tigrinyaደወልደ ወ ለ— bell
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 2 lemmas- bucket
- Aquarius
Classical Syriac
syc · 1 lemma- A mnemonic for four prefixes used in Syriac morphology.An acronym of four Syriac prefixes: ܒ- (bə-, ba-, “in, at”) + ܕ- (də-, da-, “of; that; who, which”) + ܘ- (wə-, wa-, “and”) + ܠ- (lə-, la-, “to, for”).
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 6 lemmas- personnel, staff, crew, team (human resources working together occupying a facility)Derived from the plural active participle of the verb ܕܵܐܹܠ (dāˀēl, “to be in motion; to serve, attend”).
- to serve, attend to, wait toDerived from a noun attested in Classical Syriac ܕܝܠܐ (dayyālā), with the usage appearing to be a calque of Akkadian 𒄷𒊏𒍮 (dayyālum); compare Hebrew דִּיֵּל (diyél).
- dollarInternationalism borrowed from English dollar.
- cupboard, cabinet (piece of furniture used for storage, with a door and typically shelves)From Persian دولاب (dolâb, “closet”).
- dolphin (a carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans)Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܕܠܦܝܢܐ (delpīnā), from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís).
- DelphinusSemi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܕܠܦܝܢܐ (delpīnā), from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís).
Hebrew
he · 1 lemma- dhole (an Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus)Borrowed from English dhole.
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- to internationalizeDenominal verb of دَوْلَة (dawla), from the root د و ل (d w l).
- to alternate, take turns, hand or pass each other, make frequent use of, circulate, parley, negotiate, deliberate
- state (sovereign polity)
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedدُوَيْلَةduwayla
- to conferCompare دَالَ (dāla, “to alternate (intransitive)”).
- currentDerived from the passive participle of تَدَاوَلَ (tadāwala, “to circulate”), from the root د و ل (d w l); compare دَالَ (dāla, “to alternate (intransitive)”).
- verbal noun of دَاوَلَ (dāwala) (form III)
- the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
Amharic
am · 2 lemmas- to strike
- bell
Tigrinya
ti · 1 lemma- bell