دٞادُو
dédoʰ (du. dedóyhi, pl. dedéyhon)
basic morphological information

n. (m.)

1. paternal uncle; 2. father-in-law
дядя по отцу; тесть
عَمّ
LS 123; CSOL I 525; CSOL II 443; Naumkin et al. 2015a:66
text examples

1.

a. wa-yegodéḥen megɔ́še diˀáḷ díˀʸhen dédoʰ tóˀo ľaˁgéb tɛʰ ‘And the boys used to come to their uncle when they wanted to eat some meat’ (CSOL II 8:4)

2.

a. ˁö́mor heʸh díˀʸheʰ dédoʰ súwa ‘His father-in-law said to him: “Alright”’ (CSOL I 22:48)

other notes

di-dédoʰ ‘nephew’:

wa-yaˁámer heʸh díˀʸheʰ dédoʰ tóˀo ˁö́ḳar ḥóuton ɛʰ di-dédoʰ ‘When he grew up, his uncle said to him: “You should be circumcised, my nephew!”’ (CSOL I 28:8)

root
etymology

From PS *dād- ‘paternal uncle’.

continental MSA