CAL: dgl

Gpəˁalto examine closely, measure2 senses▶

to examine closely, measure

Syr

Am2 76:3↗ ܕܓܠ ܡܬܩܠܗ ܬܪܝܨܐ‏dgl mtqlh tryṣˀדגל מתקלה תריצא‏ܕܓܠ ܡܬܩܠܗ ܬܪܝܨܐ‏dgl mtqlh tryṣˀדגל מתקלה תריצא‏ܕܓܠ ܡܬܩܠܗ ܬܪܝܨܐ‏ܕܓܠ ܡܬܩܠܗ ܬܪܝܨܐ‏ : he examined its correct weight ; P Hab3:6↗ ܩܡ ܘܡܫܚܗ݀ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܚܪ ܘܕܓܠ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ‏qm wmšḥhh lˀrˁˀ ḥr wdgl ˁm̈mˀקם ומשחהּ לארעא חר ודגל עממא‏ܩܡ ܘܡܫܚܗ݀ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܚܪ ܘܕܓܠ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ‏qm wmšḥhh lˀrˁˀ ḥr wdgl ˁm̈mˀקם ומשחהּ לארעא חר ודגל עממא‏ܩܡ ܘܡܫܚܗ݀ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܚܪ ܘܕܓܠ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ‏ܩܡ ܘܡܫܚܗ݀ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܚܪ ܘܕܓܠ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ‏ : he stood and measured the land, he looked at and examined the nations

look carefully aiming a bow

Syr

Am2 262:1↗ ܠܗ ܡܬܚܝܢ ܘܕܓܠܝܢ ܩܫܬܗܘܢ‏lh mtḥyn wdglyn qšthwnלה מתחין ודגלין קשתהון‏ܠܗ ܡܬܚܝܢ ܘܕܓܠܝܢ ܩܫܬܗܘܢ‏lh mtḥyn wdglyn qšthwnלה מתחין ודגלין קשתהון‏ܠܗ ܡܬܚܝܢ ܘܕܓܠܝܢ ܩܫܬܗܘܢ‏ܠܗ ܡܬܚܝܢ ܘܕܓܠܝܢ ܩܫܬܗܘܢ‏ : they stretch and aim their bow ; Am2 262:8↗ ܕܒܲܡܠܵܬܵܐ ܚܵ‍{‍ܝ‍}‍ܐ ܘܕܓܠ‏dbamlātāˀ ḥā{y}ˀ wdglדבַמלָתָא חָ{י}א ודגל‏ܕܒܲܡܠܵܬܵܐ ܚܵ‍{‍ܝ‍}‍ܐ ܘܕܓܠ‏dbamlātāˀ ḥā{y}ˀ wdglדבַמלָתָא חָ{י}א ודגל‏ܕܒܲܡܠܵܬܵܐ ܚܵ‍{‍ܝ‍}‍ܐ ܘܕܓܠ‏ܕܒܲܡܠܵܬܵܐ ܚܵ‍{‍ܝ‍}‍ܐ ܘܕܓܠ‏ : who aims and targets with care

☛Derivatives▶

dḡel, diḡlā n.m. — military detachment; carrying pole
- rbdgl n.m. — chief of detachment
dḡīlū, dḡīlūṯā n.f. — discernment (??)
maḡdal, maḡdlā n.m. — tower
- mgdly adj. — Migdalite, Magdalene

✎Notes & Bibliography▶

Either cognate to or borrowed from Akkadian dagālu, "to look at". The antiquity of the root in West Semitic is suggested by the common derived form migdal "lookout tower".

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 273[141]