Concrete and practical knowledge, discernment, or understanding acquired through perception, experience, or instruction. Beyond a general sense of knowledge, דֵּעָה often carries connotations of insight, awareness, and the ability to judge or discriminate correctly; it can refer to intellectual perception or comprehension (especially of divine matters) as well as pragmatic, skill-oriented understanding.

Etymology From the root יָדַע (ידע), meaning 'to know, to perceive, to be aware.' דֵּעָה is a feminine abstract noun formed with the feminine ending -ָה, parallel to the masculine noun דֵּעַ (dea‘, 'knowledge').

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Chokwe mayele wisdom, cleverness -yele
Kikongo mayele wisdom, intelligence, cleverness -yele
Kimbundu maye wisdom, intelligence -yele
Lingala mayele wisdom, practical cleverness, skill, intelligence yèl
Lunda mayele wisdom, knowledge, skill -yele
Umbundu mayele wisdom, cleverness, knowledge (pl.) -yele