דלי

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܕܰܘܠܳܐ (dawlā), Arabic دَلْو (dalw), as well as Old Armenian դոյլ (doyl), a Semitic borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

דְּלִי • (dlim (plural indefinite דְּלָיִים, plural construct דְּלָיֵי־)

  1. bucket (container)

Proper noun

דְּלִי • (dlim

  1. (astronomy) Aquarius (a constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a water carrier)
  2. (astrology) Aquarius (the zodiac sign for the water carrier, ruled by Uranus or Saturn, covering January 20 – February 18 (tropical astrology) or February 15 – March 14 (sidereal astrology))

See also

Zodiac signs in Hebrew (layout · text)

טָלֶה (Talé)

שׁוֹר (Shor)

תְּאוֹמִים (Te'omím)

סַרְטָן (Sartán)

אַרְיֵה (Aryé)

בְּתוּלָה (Betulá)

מאזניים (Moznáyim)

עַקְרָב (Akráv)

קַשָּׁת (Kashát)

גְּדִי (Gdi)

דְּלִי (Dli)

דָּגִים (Dagím)

References

  • דלי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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