dalet

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dalet

/ˈdɑː.lɪt/
/ˈdɑː.lɪd/
/ˈdɑː.lɪð/

Rhymes with -ɑːlɪt, -ɑːlɪd

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From Phoenician 𐤃𐤋𐤕 (dlt, “door”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dalt-; compare Hebrew דֶלֶת (délet). Doublet of delta.

noun dalets · daled · daleth

The fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

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noun Semitic letter

Français	dalèt, daleth
Italiano	dalet
Русский	да́лет dálet
العربية	دال dāl, د d
עברית	דָּלֶת dálet, ד

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@misc{dalet_2026,
  title = {dalet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dalet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}