ܕܕܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏbb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ðuṗṗ. Compare Mlahsö ܕܷܕܒ݂ܐ (dedvo), Classical Syriac ܕܒܒܐ‎ (debbāḇā, dabbāḇā), Arabic ذُبَابَة‎ (ḏubāba), and Hebrew זְבוּב‎ (zəḇûḇ).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [dɪðvaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [dɪðwaː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [dɪdvaː]

Noun

ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ • (diḏḇā) m (plural ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ‎ (diḏḇē))

  1. fly (insect)

Derived terms
  • ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܲܠܒܵܐ‎ (diḏḇā dkalbā, “dogfly”)
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