دمل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د م ل (d-m-l). Compare Persian دنبل (donbal, “boil”).

Verb

دَمَلَ • (damala) I (non-past يَدْمُلُ (yadmulu), verbal noun دَمْل (daml) or دَمَلَان (damalān))

1. to adjust, to put into a more proper state
2. to dung, to manure
3. to heal, to cicatrize [with accusative ‘wound’]
   • a. 1283, Abū Yahyā Zakariyāʾ ibn Muhammad al-Qazwīnīy, edited by Ferdinand Wüstenfeld, عجائب المخلوقات وغرائب الموجودات [ʿajāʾib al-maḵlūqāt wa-ḡarāʾib al-mawjūdāt]‎^[1], Göttingen: Verlag der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung, published 1849, page 296:

     لِسَانُ ٱلْعَصَافِيرِ نَبَاتٌ يُشْبِهُ لِسَانَ ٱلْعَصَافِيرِ وَرَقُهُ يَدْمُلُ ٱلْقُرُوحَ وَيَلْحُمُهَا قَالَ ٱلشَّيْخُ ٱلرَّئِيسُ يَنْفَعُ مِنَ ٱلْخَفَقَانِ وَيَزِيدُ فِي ٱلْبَاهِ.

     lisānu l-ʕaṣāfīri nabātun yušbihu lisāna l-ʕaṣāfīri waraquhu yadmulu l-qurūḥa wa-yalḥumuhā qāla š-šayḵu r-raʔīsu yanfaʕu mina l-ḵafaqāni wa-yazīdu fi l-bāhi.

     The ash, by using its leaves, promotes the healing of wounds and patches them. Šayḵ ar-Raʾīs said it helps against fluttering and adds to the libido.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of دَمَلَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal nouns دَمْل, دَمَلَان)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						دَمْل, دَمَلَان daml, damalān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَامِل dāmil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَدْمُول madmūl
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	دَمَلْتُ damaltu	دَمَلْتَ damalta	دَمَلَ damala		دَمَلْتُمَا damaltumā	دَمَلَا damalā		دَمَلْنَا damalnā	دَمَلْتُمْ damaltum	دَمَلُوا damalū
	f		دَمَلْتِ damalti	دَمَلَتْ damalat			دَمَلَتَا damalatā			دَمَلْتُنَّ damaltunna	دَمَلْنَ damalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدْمُلُ ʔadmulu	تَدْمُلُ tadmulu	يَدْمُلُ yadmulu		تَدْمُلَانِ tadmulāni	يَدْمُلَانِ yadmulāni		نَدْمُلُ nadmulu	تَدْمُلُونَ tadmulūna	يَدْمُلُونَ yadmulūna
	f		تَدْمُلِينَ tadmulīna	تَدْمُلُ tadmulu			تَدْمُلَانِ tadmulāni			تَدْمُلْنَ tadmulna	يَدْمُلْنَ yadmulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدْمُلَ ʔadmula	تَدْمُلَ tadmula	يَدْمُلَ yadmula		تَدْمُلَا tadmulā	يَدْمُلَا yadmulā		نَدْمُلَ nadmula	تَدْمُلُوا tadmulū	يَدْمُلُوا yadmulū
	f		تَدْمُلِي tadmulī	تَدْمُلَ tadmula			تَدْمُلَا tadmulā			تَدْمُلْنَ tadmulna	يَدْمُلْنَ yadmulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدْمُلْ ʔadmul	تَدْمُلْ tadmul	يَدْمُلْ yadmul		تَدْمُلَا tadmulā	يَدْمُلَا yadmulā		نَدْمُلْ nadmul	تَدْمُلُوا tadmulū	يَدْمُلُوا yadmulū
	f		تَدْمُلِي tadmulī	تَدْمُلْ tadmul			تَدْمُلَا tadmulā			تَدْمُلْنَ tadmulna	يَدْمُلْنَ yadmulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُدْمُلْ udmul			اُدْمُلَا udmulā				اُدْمُلُوا udmulū
	f		اُدْمُلِي udmulī							اُدْمُلْنَ udmulna
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	دُمِلْتُ dumiltu	دُمِلْتَ dumilta	دُمِلَ dumila		دُمِلْتُمَا dumiltumā	دُمِلَا dumilā		دُمِلْنَا dumilnā	دُمِلْتُمْ dumiltum	دُمِلُوا dumilū
	f		دُمِلْتِ dumilti	دُمِلَتْ dumilat			دُمِلَتَا dumilatā			دُمِلْتُنَّ dumiltunna	دُمِلْنَ dumilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدْمَلُ ʔudmalu	تُدْمَلُ tudmalu	يُدْمَلُ yudmalu		تُدْمَلَانِ tudmalāni	يُدْمَلَانِ yudmalāni		نُدْمَلُ nudmalu	تُدْمَلُونَ tudmalūna	يُدْمَلُونَ yudmalūna
	f		تُدْمَلِينَ tudmalīna	تُدْمَلُ tudmalu			تُدْمَلَانِ tudmalāni			تُدْمَلْنَ tudmalna	يُدْمَلْنَ yudmalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدْمَلَ ʔudmala	تُدْمَلَ tudmala	يُدْمَلَ yudmala		تُدْمَلَا tudmalā	يُدْمَلَا yudmalā		نُدْمَلَ nudmala	تُدْمَلُوا tudmalū	يُدْمَلُوا yudmalū
	f		تُدْمَلِي tudmalī	تُدْمَلَ tudmala			تُدْمَلَا tudmalā			تُدْمَلْنَ tudmalna	يُدْمَلْنَ yudmalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدْمَلْ ʔudmal	تُدْمَلْ tudmal	يُدْمَلْ yudmal		تُدْمَلَا tudmalā	يُدْمَلَا yudmalā		نُدْمَلْ nudmal	تُدْمَلُوا tudmalū	يُدْمَلُوا yudmalū
	f		تُدْمَلِي tudmalī	تُدْمَلْ tudmal			تُدْمَلَا tudmalā			تُدْمَلْنَ tudmalna	يُدْمَلْنَ yudmalna

Noun

دُمَّل • (dummal) m (collective, singulative دُمَّلَة f (dummala), plural دَمَامِل (damāmil))

1. boil, sore, furuncle, abscess, ulcer

   Synonym: خُرَاج (ḵurāj)

   • 7th century CE, Muwaṭṭaʾ Mālik, section 20:

     وَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَبُطَّ الْمُحْرِمُ خُرَاجَهُ وَيَفْقَأَ دُمَّلَهُ وَيَقْطَعَ عِرْقَهُ إِذَا ٱحْتَاجَ إِلَى ذٰلِكَ

     walā baʔsa ʔan yabuṭṭa l-muḥrimu ḵurāja-hū wayafqaʔa dummala-hū wayaqṭaʕa ʕirqa-hū ʔiḏā ḥtāja ʔilā ḏālika

     It is harmless if someone in ihram slits his sore or cracks his boil or cuts his vein if he needs so.

Declension

Declension of noun دُمَّل (dummal)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُمَّل dummal	الدُّمَّل ad-dummal	دُمَّل dummal
Nominative	دُمَّلٌ dummalun	الدُّمَّلُ ad-dummalu	دُمَّلُ dummalu
Accusative	دُمَّلًا dummalan	الدُّمَّلَ ad-dummala	دُمَّلَ dummala
Genitive	دُمَّلٍ dummalin	الدُّمَّلِ ad-dummali	دُمَّلِ dummali
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُمَّلَة dummala	الدُّمَّلَة ad-dummala	دُمَّلَة dummalat
Nominative	دُمَّلَةٌ dummalatun	الدُّمَّلَةُ ad-dummalatu	دُمَّلَةُ dummalatu
Accusative	دُمَّلَةً dummalatan	الدُّمَّلَةَ ad-dummalata	دُمَّلَةَ dummalata
Genitive	دُمَّلَةٍ dummalatin	الدُّمَّلَةِ ad-dummalati	دُمَّلَةِ dummalati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُمَّلَتَيْن dummalatayn	الدُّمَّلَتَيْن ad-dummalatayn	دُمَّلَتَيْ dummalatay
Nominative	دُمَّلَتَانِ dummalatāni	الدُّمَّلَتَانِ ad-dummalatāni	دُمَّلَتَا dummalatā
Accusative	دُمَّلَتَيْنِ dummalatayni	الدُّمَّلَتَيْنِ ad-dummalatayni	دُمَّلَتَيْ dummalatay
Genitive	دُمَّلَتَيْنِ dummalatayni	الدُّمَّلَتَيْنِ ad-dummalatayni	دُمَّلَتَيْ dummalatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُمَّلَات dummalāt	الدُّمَّلَات ad-dummalāt	دُمَّلَات dummalāt
Nominative	دُمَّلَاتٌ dummalātun	الدُّمَّلَاتُ ad-dummalātu	دُمَّلَاتُ dummalātu
Accusative	دُمَّلَاتٍ dummalātin	الدُّمَّلَاتِ ad-dummalāti	دُمَّلَاتِ dummalāti
Genitive	دُمَّلَاتٍ dummalātin	الدُّمَّلَاتِ ad-dummalāti	دُمَّلَاتِ dummalāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَمَامِل damāmil	الدَّمَامِل ad-damāmil	دَمَامِل damāmil
Nominative	دَمَامِلُ damāmilu	الدَّمَامِلُ ad-damāmilu	دَمَامِلُ damāmilu
Accusative	دَمَامِلَ damāmila	الدَّمَامِلَ ad-damāmila	دَمَامِلَ damāmila
Genitive	دَمَامِلَ damāmila	الدَّمَامِلِ ad-damāmili	دَمَامِلِ damāmili

Derived terms

• دُمَّلِيّ (dummaliyy)

Noun

دَمْل • (daml) m

1. verbal noun of دَمَلَ (damala) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun دَمْل (daml)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَمْل daml	الدَّمْل ad-daml	دَمْل daml
Nominative	دَمْلٌ damlun	الدَّمْلُ ad-damlu	دَمْلُ damlu
Accusative	دَمْلًا damlan	الدَّمْلَ ad-damla	دَمْلَ damla
Genitive	دَمْلٍ damlin	الدَّمْلِ ad-damli	دَمْلِ damli