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dyyl, dyylˀ (dayyāl, dayyālā) n.m. attendant; constable
√ dwl vb.
1
attendant, serving person
JBA, Man
BT Pes 86b(37)↗ והוא ד̇ה̇דר בהו דיאלא‏
(1)
water-bringer
Man
AM 171:2↗ aminṭul ḏkiuan daiala ḏdinba ḏšidta hu : because Saturn is the water-bringer of the tail-end of the year
2
constable, herald (or the like)
JBA
BT Yom 18a(28)↗ בר אחתך דיאלא ניהוי קמיה בשוקי‏ : your nephew should be a herald in front of her in the streets
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This usage appears to be an Akkadian loanword or calque from dayyālu, a noun formed from the common root dwl. Syriac (dwl#2) has then formed denominative verbs from it.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 328bJastrow: 298Drower/Macuch: 99a
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