Lemizh / English dictionary
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djàt.
to make (it) daytime
djèRt. morning
djìRt. evening
djàt jnyýR xàxs xtrÌjy. Day is eternal, [only] the planet turns. (compare OArk Reeh Votanthar dovulum Moo.)
For compounds denoting weekdays, see the appendix, Date.
Usage notes
Daytime, like the Sun, is mythologically and poetically seen as male. This is the source of the ‘male’ (non-zero) poststem. See also the word for the night.
Etymology
gender change of
< NLem dje‑a
< LMLem djè‑yr
< MLem djei‑yr ‘day’
< OLem djei‑
< PLem *djēw‑
< PIE *di̯ḗu‑s ‘sky’
Cognates
Gk Ζεύς ‘Zeus’, Lat diēs ‘day’