| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | dl. |
| DEFINITION: | Common Semitic noun *dalt-, door (*-t-, feminine suffix). 1. daleth, from Hebrew d let, 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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