دم

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam.ma/

Verb

دَمَّ • (damma) I, non-past يَدُمُّ‎‎ (yadummu)

1. to coat, to smear
2. to paint, to daub, to dye, to tint

Conjugation

Conjugation of

دَمَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun دَمّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						دَمّ damm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَامّ‎ dāmm
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَدْمُوم‎ madmūm
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَمَمْتُ‎ damamtu	دَمَمْتَ‎ damamta	دَمَّ damma		دَمَمْتُمَا‎ damamtumā	دَمَّا‎ dammā		دَمَمْنَا‎ damamnā	دَمَمْتُمْ‎ damamtum	دَمُّوا‎ dammū
	f		دَمَمْتِ‎ damamti	دَمَّتْ‎ dammat			دَمَّتَا‎ dammatā			دَمَمْتُنَّ‎ damamtunna	دَمَمْنَ‎ damamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَدُمُّ‎ ʾadummu	تَدُمُّ‎ tadummu	يَدُمُّ‎ yadummu		تَدُمَّانِ‎ tadummāni	يَدُمَّانِ‎ yadummāni		نَدُمُّ‎ nadummu	تَدُمُّونَ‎ tadummūna	يَدُمُّونَ‎ yadummūna
	f		تَدُمِّينَ‎ tadummīna	تَدُمُّ‎ tadummu			تَدُمَّانِ‎ tadummāni			تَدْمُمْنَ‎ tadmumna	يَدْمُمْنَ‎ yadmumna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدُمَّ‎ ʾadumma	تَدُمَّ‎ tadumma	يَدُمَّ‎ yadumma		تَدُمَّا‎ tadummā	يَدُمَّا‎ yadummā		نَدُمَّ‎ nadumma	تَدُمُّوا‎ tadummū	يَدُمُّوا‎ yadummū
	f		تَدُمِّي‎ tadummī	تَدُمَّ‎ tadumma			تَدُمَّا‎ tadummā			تَدْمُمْنَ‎ tadmumna	يَدْمُمْنَ‎ yadmumna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدُمَّ‎ or أَدُمِّ‎ or أَدْمُمْ‎ ʾadumma or ʾadummi or ʾadmum	تَدُمَّ‎ or تَدُمِّ‎ or تَدْمُمْ‎ tadumma or tadummi or tadmum	يَدُمَّ‎ or يَدُمِّ‎ or يَدْمُمْ‎ yadumma or yadummi or yadmum		تَدُمَّا‎ tadummā	يَدُمَّا‎ yadummā		نَدُمَّ‎ or نَدُمِّ‎ or نَدْمُمْ‎ nadumma or nadummi or nadmum	تَدُمُّوا‎ tadummū	يَدُمُّوا‎ yadummū
	f		تَدُمِّي‎ tadummī	تَدُمَّ‎ or تَدُمِّ‎ or تَدْمُمْ‎ tadumma or tadummi or tadmum			تَدُمَّا‎ tadummā			تَدْمُمْنَ‎ tadmumna	يَدْمُمْنَ‎ yadmumna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دُمَّ or دُمِّ or اُدْمُمْ‎ dumma or dummi or udmum			دُمَّا‎ dummā				دُمُّوا‎ dummū
	f		دُمِّي‎ dummī							اُدْمُمْنَ‎ udmumna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُمِمْتُ‎ dumimtu	دُمِمْتَ‎ dumimta	دُمَّ dumma		دُمِمْتُمَا‎ dumimtumā	دُمَّا‎ dummā		دُمِمْنَا‎ dumimnā	دُمِمْتُمْ‎ dumimtum	دُمُّوا‎ dummū
	f		دُمِمْتِ‎ dumimti	دُمَّتْ‎ dummat			دُمَّتَا‎ dummatā			دُمِمْتُنَّ‎ dumimtunna	دُمِمْنَ‎ dumimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُدَمُّ‎ ʾudammu	تُدَمُّ‎ tudammu	يُدَمُّ‎ yudammu		تُدَمَّانِ‎ tudammāni	يُدَمَّانِ‎ yudammāni		نُدَمُّ‎ nudammu	تُدَمُّونَ‎ tudammūna	يُدَمُّونَ‎ yudammūna
	f		تُدَمِّينَ‎ tudammīna	تُدَمُّ‎ tudammu			تُدَمَّانِ‎ tudammāni			تُدْمَمْنَ‎ tudmamna	يُدْمَمْنَ‎ yudmamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَمَّ‎ ʾudamma	تُدَمَّ‎ tudamma	يُدَمَّ‎ yudamma		تُدَمَّا‎ tudammā	يُدَمَّا‎ yudammā		نُدَمَّ‎ nudamma	تُدَمُّوا‎ tudammū	يُدَمُّوا‎ yudammū
	f		تُدَمِّي‎ tudammī	تُدَمَّ‎ tudamma			تُدَمَّا‎ tudammā			تُدْمَمْنَ‎ tudmamna	يُدْمَمْنَ‎ yudmamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَمَّ‎ or أُدَمِّ‎ or أُدْمَمْ‎ ʾudamma or ʾudammi or ʾudmam	تُدَمَّ‎ or تُدَمِّ‎ or تُدْمَمْ‎ tudamma or tudammi or tudmam	يُدَمَّ‎ or يُدَمِّ‎ or يُدْمَمْ‎ yudamma or yudammi or yudmam		تُدَمَّا‎ tudammā	يُدَمَّا‎ yudammā		نُدَمَّ‎ or نُدَمِّ‎ or نُدْمَمْ‎ nudamma or nudammi or nudmam	تُدَمُّوا‎ tudammū	يُدَمُّوا‎ yudammū
	f		تُدَمِّي‎ tudammī	تُدَمَّ‎ or تُدَمِّ‎ or تُدْمَمْ‎ tudamma or tudammi or tudmam			تُدَمَّا‎ tudammā			تُدْمَمْنَ‎ tudmamna	يُدْمَمْنَ‎ yudmamna

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /damm/

Noun

دَمّ • (damm) m

1. verbal noun of دَمَّ (damma) (form I)
2. ointment, salve, unguent, liniment
3. paint
4. pigment, dye

Declension

Declension of noun دَمّ (damm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَمّ damm	الدَّمّ‎ ad-damm	دَمّ damm
Nominative	دَمٌّ dammun	الدَّمُّ‎ ad-dammu	دَمُّ dammu
Accusative	دَمًّا‎ damman	الدَّمَّ‎ ad-damma	دَمَّ damma
Genitive	دَمٍّ dammin	الدَّمِّ‎ ad-dammi	دَمِّ dammi

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *dam-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam/

Noun

دَم • (dam) m (dual دَمَانِ‎ (damāni) or دَمَيَان‎ (damayān) or دَمَوَانِ‎ (damawāni), plural دِمَاء‎ (dimāʾ))

1. (uncountable) blood

Declension

Declension of noun دَم (dam)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَم dam	الدَّم‎ ad-dam	دَم dam
Nominative	دَمٌ damun	الدَّمُ‎ ad-damu	دَمُ damu
Accusative	دَمًا‎ daman	الدَّمَ‎ ad-dama	دَمَ dama
Genitive	دَمٍ damin	الدَّمِ‎ ad-dami	دَمِ dami
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَمَيْن‎‎; دَمَيَيْن‎‎; دَمَوَيْن‎ damayn‎; damayayn‎; damawayn	الدَّمَيْن‎‎; الدَّمَيَيْن‎‎; الدَّمَوَيْن‎ ad-damayn‎; ad-damayayn‎; ad-damawayn	دَمَيْ‎‎; دَمَيَيْ‎‎; دَمَوَيْ‎ damay‎; damayay‎; damaway
Nominative	دَمَانِ‎‎; دَمَيَانِ‎‎; دَمَوَانِ‎ damāni‎; damayāni‎; damawāni	الدَّمَانِ‎‎; الدَّمَيَانِ‎‎; الدَّمَوَانِ‎ ad-damāni‎; ad-damayāni‎; ad-damawāni	دَمَا‎‎; دَمَيَا‎‎; دَمَوَا‎ damā‎; damayā‎; damawā
Accusative	دَمَيْنِ‎‎; دَمَيَيْنِ‎‎; دَمَوَيْنِ‎ damayni‎; damayayni‎; damawayni	الدَّمَيْنِ‎‎; الدَّمَيَيْنِ‎‎; الدَّمَوَيْنِ‎ ad-damayni‎; ad-damayayni‎; ad-damawayni	دَمَيْ‎‎; دَمَيَيْ‎‎; دَمَوَيْ‎ damay‎; damayay‎; damaway
Genitive	دَمَيْنِ‎‎; دَمَيَيْنِ‎‎; دَمَوَيْنِ‎ damayni‎; damayayni‎; damawayni	الدَّمَيْنِ‎‎; الدَّمَيَيْنِ‎‎; الدَّمَوَيْنِ‎ ad-damayni‎; ad-damayayni‎; ad-damawayni	دَمَيْ‎‎; دَمَيَيْ‎‎; دَمَوَيْ‎ damay‎; damayay‎; damaway
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِمَاء‎ dimāʾ	الدِّمَاء‎ ad-dimāʾ	دِمَاء‎ dimāʾ
Nominative	دِمَاءٌ‎ dimāʾun	الدِّمَاءُ‎ ad-dimāʾu	دِمَاءُ‎ dimāʾu
Accusative	دِمَاءً‎ dimāʾan	الدِّمَاءَ‎ ad-dimāʾa	دِمَاءَ‎ dimāʾa
Genitive	دِمَاءٍ‎ dimāʾin	الدِّمَاءِ‎ ad-dimāʾi	دِمَاءِ‎ dimāʾi

Related terms

• دَمَوِيّ‎ (damawiyy)

Descendants

• Maltese: demm
• Moroccan Arabic: دم‎ (damm)
• → Indonesian: dam (“punishment”)

Etymology 4

Suggested by Hommel as inherited from a Proto-Semitic *dimm- (“wild cat”), but presumably borrowed from Ge'ez ድመት (dəmmat), because this is a Lockwort rare in literary Arabic and appears in the dialects only in northwest Yemen, whereas it overspreads all Ethiopian Semitic as the word for the cat; the compared Akkadian 𒁺𒈠𒈬 (du-ma-mu /dumāmu, tumāmu/, “leopard”) is considered probably a foreign borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dimm/

Noun

دِمّ • (dimm) m (plural دِمَم‎ (dimam), feminine دِمّة‎ (dimma)) (now only Yemen)

1. cat; wild cat

Declension

Declension of noun دِمّ (dimm)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِمّ dimm	الدِّمّ‎ ad-dimm	دِمّ dimm	دِمَّة‎ dimma	الدِّمَّة‎ ad-dimma	دِمَّة‎ dimmat
Nominative	دِمٌّ dimmun	الدِّمُّ‎ ad-dimmu	دِمُّ dimmu	دِمَّةٌ‎ dimmatun	الدِّمَّةُ‎ ad-dimmatu	دِمَّةُ‎ dimmatu
Accusative	دِمًّا‎ dimman	الدِّمَّ‎ ad-dimma	دِمَّ dimma	دِمَّةً‎ dimmatan	الدِّمَّةَ‎ ad-dimmata	دِمَّةَ‎ dimmata
Genitive	دِمٍّ dimmin	الدِّمِّ‎ ad-dimmi	دِمِّ dimmi	دِمَّةٍ‎ dimmatin	الدِّمَّةِ‎ ad-dimmati	دِمَّةِ‎ dimmati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِمَّيْن‎ dimmayn	الدِّمَّيْن‎ ad-dimmayn	دِمَّيْ‎ dimmay	دِمَّتَيْن‎ dimmatayn	الدِّمَّتَيْن‎ ad-dimmatayn	دِمَّتَيْ‎ dimmatay
Nominative	دِمَّانِ‎ dimmāni	الدِّمَّانِ‎ ad-dimmāni	دِمَّا‎ dimmā	دِمَّتَانِ‎ dimmatāni	الدِّمَّتَانِ‎ ad-dimmatāni	دِمَّتَا‎ dimmatā
Accusative	دِمَّيْنِ‎ dimmayni	الدِّمَّيْنِ‎ ad-dimmayni	دِمَّيْ‎ dimmay	دِمَّتَيْنِ‎ dimmatayni	الدِّمَّتَيْنِ‎ ad-dimmatayni	دِمَّتَيْ‎ dimmatay
Genitive	دِمَّيْنِ‎ dimmayni	الدِّمَّيْنِ‎ ad-dimmayni	دِمَّيْ‎ dimmay	دِمَّتَيْنِ‎ dimmatayni	الدِّمَّتَيْنِ‎ ad-dimmatayni	دِمَّتَيْ‎ dimmatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِمَم‎ dimam	الدِّمَم‎ ad-dimam	دِمَم‎ dimam	دِمَّات‎ dimmāt	الدِّمَّات‎ ad-dimmāt	دِمَّات‎ dimmāt
Nominative	دِمَمٌ‎ dimamun	الدِّمَمُ‎ ad-dimamu	دِمَمُ‎ dimamu	دِمَّاتٌ‎ dimmātun	الدِّمَّاتُ‎ ad-dimmātu	دِمَّاتُ‎ dimmātu
Accusative	دِمَمًا‎ dimaman	الدِّمَمَ‎ ad-dimama	دِمَمَ‎ dimama	دِمَّاتٍ‎ dimmātin	الدِّمَّاتِ‎ ad-dimmāti	دِمَّاتِ‎ dimmāti
Genitive	دِمَمٍ‎ dimamin	الدِّمَمِ‎ ad-dimami	دِمَمِ‎ dimami	دِمَّاتٍ‎ dimmātin	الدِّمَّاتِ‎ ad-dimmāti	دِمَّاتِ‎ dimmāti

References

• Behnstedt, Peter; Woidich, Manfred, editors (2005) Arabische Dialektgeographie. Eine Einführung (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 78) (in German), Leiden: Brill, page 200
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Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dum/

Verb

دُمْ • (dum) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular imperative active of دَامَ‎ (dāma)
2. second-person masculine singular active imperative of دَامَ‎ (dāma)

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Laki

Noun

دم (dim)

1. (anatomy) mouth

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Malay

Noun

دم (plural دم-دم or دم۲‎, informal 1st possessive دمکو‎, impolite 2nd possessive دممو‎, 3rd possessive دمڽ‎)

1. Jawi spelling of dam

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دَم‎ (dam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /damː/

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Noun

دم • (damm) m (plural دمايات‎ (dmāyāt))

1. blood

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Persian

Etymology 1

Spoken form of دنب‎ (donb); see there for etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /dum/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /dʊm/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /dom/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /dum/

Noun

Dari Persian	دم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дум (dum)

دم • (dom)

1. tail

Derived terms

• کژدم‎ (každom)
• بی‌دم‎ (bi-dom)
• دمی‎ (domi)
• دم اسبی‎ (dom-e asbi)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: düm
• → Lezgi: ттум (t̄um)

Etymology 2

Middle Persian [script needed] (dam).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /dam/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /dam/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /dæm/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /dam/

Noun

Dari Persian	دم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дам (dam)

دم • (dam)

1. breath
2. steam
3. moment

Related terms

• دمیدن‎ (damidan)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: dəm
• → Kazakh: дем (dem)
• → Sylheti: ꠖꠝ (dom)
• → Turkish: dem
• → Bengali: দম (dom)

Etymology 3

From Arabic دَم‎ (dam).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /dam/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /dam/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /dæm/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /dam/

Noun

دم • (dam)

1. (obsolete) blood

   Synonym: خون‎ (xun)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دَم‎ (dam).

Noun

دمّ • (damm) m

1. blood

Derived terms

• تقيل الدمّ‎ (tʔīl id-damm, “unpleasant, disagreeable, irritating”)

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Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दम (dama).

Noun

دم • (dam) m (Hindi spelling दम)

1. taming
2. self-restraint
3. self-control
4. temperance

Etymology 2

From Persian دم‎ (dam).

Noun

دم • (dam) m (Hindi spelling दम)

1. breath
2. puff
3. whiff
4. life, vitality
5. energy, vigour
6. moment, instant
7. draught
8. elasticity
9. strength
10. ambition
11. pleasure

Etymology 3

From Persian, from Sanskrit दम्भ (dambha).

Noun

دم • (dam) m (Hindi spelling दम)

1. deceit
2. fraud
3. trickery
4. trick
5. coaxing
6. arrogance
7. pride
8. boasting

Etymology 4

From Arabic دَم‎ (dam).

Noun

دم • (dam) m (Hindi spelling दम)

1. blood

Etymology 5

From Persian دم‎ (dom).

Noun

دم • (dum) f (Hindi spelling दुम)

1. tail
2. end
3. extremity
4. follower