דלי

עברית

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דלי

/dli/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Either derived or merely related to דָּלָה (dalá, “to dangle, suspend”), as buckets were hanging above the water in a well. Compare Classical Syriac ܕܰܘܠܳܐ (dawlā), Arabic دَلْو (dalw), as well as Old Armenian դոյլ (doyl), a Semitic borrowing.

noun דְּלִי · dli · דְּלָיַיִם · דְּלָיִים · דְּלָיֵי־

bucket (container)

proper noun דְּלִי · dli

Aquarius (a constellation of the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a man (now also as a woman) carrying water)
Aquarius (the zodiac sign for the water carrier, ruled by Uranus or Saturn, covering January 20 – February 18 (tropical astrology) or February 15 – March 14 (sidereal astrology))

In English

bucket container
Aquarius constellation

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {דלי},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%93%D7%9C%D7%99},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}