daltu  [GIŠ.IG : ]  (n. fem. ; [GIŠ.IG : ] or [GI.IG : ])

1) a door ; daltu šamê : the door of heaven ; daltu erṣeti : the door of the underworld ; dalat zinû : a door made of palm-rib ; 2) origin of the name of the letter of the Greek alphabet "delta" : a door-hinge (?) ; 3) : feature on breast of fœtus

See also : edēlu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*dalt
• Hebrew : delet  דלת "door"
• Ugaritic : dlt  

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