dl / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root dl: daleth, delta.

dl

Common Semitic noun *dalt-, door (*-t-, feminine suffix).

1. daleth, from Hebrew dālet, from Phoenician *dalt, door, fourth letter of the Phoenician alphabet.
2. delta, deltoid, from Greek delta, from Phoenician *dalt (see above) or from a dialectal variant *dilt.

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