ꠖꠤꠟ

Sylheti

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دل (dil). Compare Assamese ডিল (dil), Bengali দিল (dil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dil/

Noun

ꠖꠤꠟ • (dil)

  1. (anatomy) heart (the chief organ of the circulatory system)
    Synonym: ꠢꠣꠔ (hat)
  2. heart, mind, soul, vital organ
    ꠍꠣꠚ ꠖꠤꠟsáf dila pure heart, a pure soul
    • 2016, Bible in Sylheti, ꠟꠥꠇ [Luke] 5:22:
      ꠔꠣꠞꠣꠞ ꠖꠤꠟꠞ ꠌꠤꠘ꠆ꠔꠣ ꠁꠍꠣꠄ ꠛꠥꠎꠤꠟꠤꠟꠣ, ꠛꠥꠎꠤꠀ ꠇꠁꠟꠣ, “ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠣ ꠇꠦꠘꠦ ꠁꠟꠣ ꠌꠤꠘ꠆ꠔꠣ ꠇꠞꠞꠣ?[”]
      Tarar dilor sinta Isáe buzilila, buzia xoila, “Afnara xene ila sinta xorra?[”]
      But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? (KJV)
      (literally, “Jesus, upon understanding their thoughts of the heart, answered them, "Why do you think this way?"”)

References

  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “đil”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.