Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish دومن (dümen, helm, rudder), from Venetian timón (helm, rudder), from Latin tēmō (bar, pole).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

دُومَان (dūmānm (plural دُومَانَات (dūmānāt)) (dialectal)

  1. helm, rudder
  2. steering wheel, steering gear

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Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 294–295
  • Procházka, Stephan (2009) “Turkish Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 590

Ottoman Turkish edit

 
دومان (١)
 
دومان (٢)
 
دومان (٣)

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *tuman.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

دومان (duman)

  1. smoke, roke
  2. fog, haze
  3. fume, vapour

Descendants edit