די

Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܕܝ‎

Etymology

Related to Arabic ذُو‎ (ḏū).

Conjunction

דִּי • (dī)

  1. that

See also

Hebrew

Adverb

דַּי • (dái) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. enough, sufficient, adequate
    ‏דַּי לָאַלִּימוּת‎ ― dái la'alimút ― enough with the violence
    • a. 217 CE, Haggadah of Passover
      ‏אִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָנוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם / וְלֹא עָשָׂה בָהֶם שְׁפָטִים / דַּיֵּנוּ‎‎ [H 1]
      If He had brought us out of Egypt / but had not executed justice upon them [the Egyptians] / [even that would have been] enough for us.

Usage notes

  • Sometimes used with suffixed pronouns.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adverb

דֵּי • (déi)

  1. quite, fairly
    ‏דֵּי טוֹב‎ ― déi tov ― fairly good

References

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [di]

Determiner

די • (di)

  1. nominative singular feminine of דער‎ (der)
  2. accusative singular feminine of דער‎ (der)
  3. nominative plural of דער‎ (der)
  4. accusative plural of דער‎ (der)
  5. dative plural of דער‎ (der)

Usage notes

While Yiddish as standardized in the 20th century retains gender systems, among native speakers of Yiddish this is only reflected to a limited degree, with די‎ (di) being the only definite article ("the") in most situations.

Declension

masculine neuter feminine plural
nominative דער‎ (der) דאָס‎ (dos) די‎ (di) די‎ (di)
accusative דעם‎ (dem) דאָס‎ (dos) די‎ (di) די‎ (di)
dative דעם‎ (dem) דעם‎ (dem) דער‎ (der) די‎ (di)
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