S. [N.] deleb, adj. “horrible, abominable, loathsome”

N. deleb adj. “horrible, abominable, loathsome”

Reference ✧ Ety/DYEL ✧ “horrible, abominable, loathsome”

Elements

del	“horror”	✧ Ety/DYEL.021-1 (*del)
-eb	“adjective suffix”	✧ Ety/DYEL.021-2 (*-eb)

Cognates

• ᴹQ. yelwa “loathsome” ✧ Ety/DYEL.051

Derivations

• < ᴹ√DYEL “feel fear and disgust; abhor” ✧ Ety/DYEL.001

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√DYEL > deleb

[djelekwa] > [djelepa] > [delepa] > [delep] > [deleb]

✧ Ety/DYEL.021