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

Noun

ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ • (diḏḇā) m (plural ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (diḏḇē) or ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (diḏḇānē))

  1. fly (insect)

Derived terms

  • ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܲܠܒܵܐ (diḏḇā dkalbā, “dogfly”)
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