Daggala means false, a liar: one who lies and deceives. This is not an honest mistake, but a crafted counterfeit asking to be taken as real. The corpus gives it to false prophets in sheep’s clothing and the father of lies. Falseness becomes a trade, a deliberate bend from truth.
| Form | Pattern | Transliteration | Script | Standard | Qala rendering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjective plural, "false (prophets)" | habitual-doer pattern, plural | dagāle | דגלא ܕ݁ܰܓ݁ܳܠܶܐ | false prophet | false · lying · false (prophet) |
| Noun, "a liar" | d- + dagālā, singular | ddagālā | דדגלא ܕ݁ܕ݂ܰܓ݁ܳܠܳܐ | liar | a liar (Jn 8:44) |
| Sibling root, "falsehood" | different root, k-d-b + abstract -utā | kadābutā | כדבותא ܟ݁ܰܕ݁ܳܒ݂ܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ | lying | lying, falsehood (Jn 8:44) |
| Stem | Force | Form here | Sense |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peal | simple active | — | not attested in this corpus |
| Ethpeel | simple passive | — | not attested in this corpus |
| Pael | intensive | daggel | to lie, deceive: classical lexica; the corpus keeps only its agent noun, daggala |
| Ethpaal | intensive passive | — | not attested in this corpus |
| Aphel | causative | — | not attested in this corpus |
| Ettaphal | causative passive | — | not attested in this corpus |
| Shaphel | rare causative | — | not attested in this corpus |
Sit quietly for two minutes. Hear where your inner voice checks nothing against reality, only against what it wants. Pause, look, and name what is actually true.
Say daggala slowly: a liar whose practiced trade is bending truth.