دلو

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
د ل و (d l w)
5 terms

From Proto-Semitic. Compare Akkadian 𒁕𒇻 (/⁠dalū, dūlu⁠/, “bucket”), Aramaic דול (daul, “bucket”), Classical Syriac ܕܰܘܠܳܐ (dawlā, “pail, bucket”), Hebrew דְּלִי (dəlī, “pail, bucket”), as well as the loanwords from Semitic Old Armenian դոյլ (doyl) and Persian دول (dul, “bucket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dalw/

Noun

دَلْو • (dalw) m or f (plural دِلَاء (dilāʔ) or أَدْلَاء (ʔadlāʔ) or أَدْلٍ (ʔadlin))

  1. pail, bucket
Declension
Declension of noun دَلْو (dalw)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal دَلْو
dalw 		الدَّلْو
ad-dalw 		دَلْو
dalw
nominative دَلْوٌ
dalwun 		الدَّلْوُ
ad-dalwu 		دَلْوُ
dalwu
accusative دَلْوًا
dalwan 		الدَّلْوَ
ad-dalwa 		دَلْوَ
dalwa
genitive دَلْوٍ
dalwin 		الدَّلْوِ
ad-dalwi 		دَلْوِ
dalwi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal دَلْوَيْن
dalwayn 		الدَّلْوَيْن
ad-dalwayn 		دَلْوَيْ
dalway
nominative دَلْوَانِ
dalwāni 		الدَّلْوَانِ
ad-dalwāni 		دَلْوَا
dalwā
accusative دَلْوَيْنِ
dalwayni 		الدَّلْوَيْنِ
ad-dalwayni 		دَلْوَيْ
dalway
genitive دَلْوَيْنِ
dalwayni 		الدَّلْوَيْنِ
ad-dalwayni 		دَلْوَيْ
dalway
plural basic broken plural triptote‎;
broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in)
indefinite definite construct
informal دِلَاء‎; أَدْلَاء‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔ‎; ʔadlāʔ‎; ʔadlī 		الدِّلَاء‎; الْأَدْلَاء‎; الْأَدْلِي
ad-dilāʔ‎; al-ʔadlāʔ‎; al-ʔadlī 		دِلَاء‎; أَدْلَاء‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔ‎; ʔadlāʔ‎; ʔadlī
nominative دِلَاءٌ‎; أَدْلَاءٌ‎; أَدْلٍ
dilāʔun‎; ʔadlāʔun‎; ʔadlin 		الدِّلَاءُ‎; الْأَدْلَاءُ‎; الْأَدْلِي
ad-dilāʔu‎; al-ʔadlāʔu‎; al-ʔadlī 		دِلَاءُ‎; أَدْلَاءُ‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔu‎; ʔadlāʔu‎; ʔadlī
accusative دِلَاءً‎; أَدْلَاءً‎; أَدْلِيًا
dilāʔan‎; ʔadlāʔan‎; ʔadliyan 		الدِّلَاءَ‎; الْأَدْلَاءَ‎; الْأَدْلِيَ
ad-dilāʔa‎; al-ʔadlāʔa‎; al-ʔadliya 		دِلَاءَ‎; أَدْلَاءَ‎; أَدْلِيَ
dilāʔa‎; ʔadlāʔa‎; ʔadliya
genitive دِلَاءٍ‎; أَدْلَاءٍ‎; أَدْلٍ
dilāʔin‎; ʔadlāʔin‎; ʔadlin 		الدِّلَاءِ‎; الْأَدْلَاءِ‎; الْأَدْلِي
ad-dilāʔi‎; al-ʔadlāʔi‎; al-ʔadlī 		دِلَاءِ‎; أَدْلَاءِ‎; أَدْلِي
dilāʔi‎; ʔadlāʔi‎; ʔadlī
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Persian: دلو (dalv)

Etymology 2

Root
د ل و (d l w)
5 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dalw/

Noun

دَلْو • (dalw) m

  1. verbal noun of دَلَا (dalā) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun دَلْو (dalw)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal دَلْو
dalw 		الدَّلْو
ad-dalw 		دَلْو
dalw
nominative دَلْوٌ
dalwun 		الدَّلْوُ
ad-dalwu 		دَلْوُ
dalwu
accusative دَلْوًا
dalwan 		الدَّلْوَ
ad-dalwa 		دَلْوَ
dalwa
genitive دَلْوٍ
dalwin 		الدَّلْوِ
ad-dalwi 		دَلْوِ
dalwi

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 63
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “دلو”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 53

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tēlbe.

cognates

Cognate with Bashkir тиле (tile), Kazakh дәлду (däldu), Kyrgyz тели (teli), Turkmen däli, Uyghur تەلۋە (telwe) and Uzbek telba.

Alternative forms

Adjective

دلو • (delü)

  1. mad, crazy, insane, lunatic, bonkers, not sane, exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind, mentally deranged
    Synonyms: احمق (aḥmaq), دیوانه (dīvāne), مجنون (mecnūn)
  2. brave, courageous, especially brave in an extreme manner
  3. rash, foolhardy, reckless, impulsive, precipitate, acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks

Noun

دلو • (delü) (definite accusative دلویی (delüyi), plural دلولر (delüler))

  1. madman, madwoman, loony, nut, psycho, schizo, nutcase, a person who is insane or mentally disturbed
  2. braveheart, someone who is extremely brave
Derived terms
  • دلو دیوانه (delü dīvāne, “crazy”)
  • دلوجه (delüce, “darnel”)
  • دلورمك (delürmek, “to go crazy”)
  • دلولك (delülik, delülük, “madness”)
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: dəli
  • Gagauz: deli
  • Ottoman Turkish: دلی (deli), دلو (delü)
    • Turkish: deli
    • → Armenian: տէլի (tēli)
    • → Greek: ντελής (ntelís)
    • → Hungarian: deli
    • → Serbo-Croatian: delija

Further reading

  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “delü”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 193
  • Çetin, Hasan Ali (2020) “delü”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Eczacılık ve Tıp Terimleri Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Pharmacy and Medicine Dictionary] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 1365)‎[2], 2025 edition, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, →ISBN, page 85

Etymology 2

From دلـ (dile-, “to wish”) +‎ ـو (-ü).

Alternative forms

  • دیلو (dilü)

Noun

دلو • (dilü) (definite accusative دلویی (dilüyi), plural دلولر (dilüler))

  1. wish

Further reading

  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “dilü”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 208

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَلْو (dalw, “pail, bucket”).

Noun

دلو • (delv) (plural دلا or ادلا)

  1. pail, bucket, a container used to carry liquids
    Synonyms: آبریز (abriz), قوغه (koğa)
  2. (astronomy) Aquarius, a constellation of the zodiac
  3. (astrology) Aquarius, the zodiac sign for the water carrier

Further reading

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَلْو (dalw).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? dalw
Dari reading? dalw
Iranian reading? dalv
Tajik reading? dalv

Noun

دلو • (dalw / dalv) (Tajik spelling далв)

  1. pail, bucket
  2. (astronomy, astrology) Aquarius (constellation and zodiac)

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “دلو”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Pronunciation

Noun

دِلو • (dilo) (Hindi spelling दिलो)

  1. vocative plural of دِل (dil, “heart”)
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