D

da

at

d'accordo

in agreement. mtl ma bqa daqwrdw meah. As he stayed in agreement with him. [SLE 70a]

dall'Imèn

Imam's residence [RR]

damasco

damask

danes

Dane, Danish

dar

give [CT 13]

dara

give [CT 26]

datoli

date (fruit) [Sch 70]

dattoli

date (fruit)

de, dé

of [Sch 81] [CT 12] preposition joining two verbs [Sch 81]

debito

debt

debolo

weak

decidar

to decide. wfy dyk· alyla dysydar acwl+an. And in that night the sultan decided. [SLE 156a]
wdysydar mea balw ba$ yrsl lbryya meaha. And he decided within himself to send the letter with him. [SLE 131a]

defendir

forbid

del

from the [Sch 75]

deffender

defend [CT 15]

demandar

ask

démission

See dimision.

denti

teeth

dentro

inside

d'entro

inside [Sch 81]

deposito

depository

desarmamento

disarmament

deserto

desert

desiderar

wish

desiderio

wish

desirar

wish

dessa

of, in this [Sch 79]

detalle

Details. wsygwrw ytro kan endw ady+ayy dyyalhwm. And Jethro certainly had the details. [SLE 90a]

deti

finger

detti

finger [Sch 70]

devanti

in front of

devinar

guess

devir

must

dey

governor (Turkish) But see now the note by Emre Ozigci.

dezir

say [Sch 78]

di

of [Dict] [Sch 81]

diablo

devil [Sch 79]

diamant

diamond

diamanta

diamond. md yydw ba$ yrfd dyyaman+a. He put out his hand to take the diamond. [SLE 25a]
njybu gmra dnar wdyyamn+a. We shall bring a burning coal and a diamond. [SLE 25a]
ayda n$wfwh rfd adyyamn+a. If we see that he takes the diamond.. [SLE 25a]
wbleat dyk· a$a$yya bdyyaman+a di fyha. And swallowed that sheshiya (hat) with the diamond which was in it. [SLE 116b]
(In ModSp diamante.)

dice

say [CT A1]

dicir

say [RR]

dido

Frenchman [Sch 85] According to Schuchard, from dis donc used by the French to begin a discourse. [G] [TM]

dieci

ten

diecinove

nineteen

dieciotto

eighteen

diecisette

seventeen

diferencia

See ferencia

diffesa

prohibition

dimision

resignation. wktblhwm m$h rbynw adymysywn dyyalw. And our master Moses wrote to them his resignation. [SLE 31a]
e+a dymysywn dyyalw. He gave his resignation. [SLE 31a]
It is possible that this is the Occitan word démission rather than the Sp. word.)

dimiterio

bedroom. wdxlwhwm ldymy+yryyw dyyalhwm wwHdhwm. And they brought them into the bedroom together. [SLE 109a]
H+a dxl ldymy+yryyw. Until he entered the bedroom. [SLE 122b]
Possibly popular etymology connects this with Sp. dimitir, or it may be contaminated by the word cimenterio. ModSp. dormitorio .

dio

God [Sch 78] This is the normal form of this word in Judeo-Spanish, probably to avoid the appearance of its being plural.

diòna

customs [RR]

dios

God

dir

say

disarmar

disarm

discours

discourse, sermon. +lae arb dlblad ltbh wwae+ahwm wwaHd adysqwr bdbry mwsr. The rabbi of the city went up to the reading desk, and gave them a sermon on matters of admonitions. [SLE 156a] The absence of the final s suggests that this is ModFr.

disfar

undo [EG]

disonorar

dishonor

disparir

disappear

dispendir

spend

disperar

despair

disperation

despair

dispiacer

be unpleasant

disquiarar

declare

distrito

strait

dobitar

doubt

doble

double. wktbw kwwaj+ Dwbly. And they wrote a double sum. [SLE 155a] Cf. cajeta

dodici

twelve

dolce

sweet(ness), supple

dolci

candies

dole

aches [Sch 78]

dolètri

Deyletli=Head of the Police [RR]

dolor

pain

domani

tomorrow

domingo

Sunday

dona

lady

donar

give [CT 23]

donnar

give [Sch 85]

dopiar

double

dopio

double

doppo

after

dorato

golden

dormir

sleep

dormitorio

See dimiterio.

dota

dowry. ye+y fdo+a dyyalha wwaHd lblad. He will give over a certain city in her dowry. [SLE 35b] ModSp dote.

dovere

duty. See also devir, above.

dozina

dozen

drahem

money [Sch 85] (Arabic)

dritto

right

drogman

dragoman, translator

duar

market-town, hamlet

dubio

doubt [D1]

dubitar

doubt [D1] See also dobitar

due

two

dunque

therefore, so [D8]

durar

last

duro

hard

duro, duros

piastre (coin) [Sch 70] five francs, crown [TM] G glosses argent “money”.