ضمة
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Instance noun of the Form I verb ضَمَّ (ḍamma, “to embrace; to gather; to compress the lips”), from the root ض م م (ḍ-m-m). When used to describe the vowel ـُ (u), ضَمَّة (ḍamma) means “an instance of [lip-]rounding”, since u is the only short vowel in Arabic that is pronounced with lip-rounding.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ضَمَّة • (ḍamma) f (plural ضَمَّات (ḍammāt))
- an embracing
- a number of horses assembled from every quarter for a race
- (linguistics, grammar) damma, ḍamma, the diacritic in the Arabic script that represents the vowel /u/, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter: ـُ
Declension edit
Declension of noun ضَمَّة (ḍamma)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ضَمَّة ḍamma |
الضَّمَّة aḍ-ḍamma |
ضَمَّة ḍammat |
| Nominative | ضَمَّةٌ ḍammatun |
الضَّمَّةُ aḍ-ḍammatu |
ضَمَّةُ ḍammatu |
| Accusative | ضَمَّةً ḍammatan |
الضَّمَّةَ aḍ-ḍammata |
ضَمَّةَ ḍammata |
| Genitive | ضَمَّةٍ ḍammatin |
الضَّمَّةِ aḍ-ḍammati |
ضَمَّةِ ḍammati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | ضَمَّتَيْن ḍammatayn |
الضَّمَّتَيْن aḍ-ḍammatayn |
ضَمَّتَيْ ḍammatay |
| Nominative | ضَمَّتَانِ ḍammatāni |
الضَّمَّتَانِ aḍ-ḍammatāni |
ضَمَّتَا ḍammatā |
| Accusative | ضَمَّتَيْنِ ḍammatayni |
الضَّمَّتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍammatayni |
ضَمَّتَيْ ḍammatay |
| Genitive | ضَمَّتَيْنِ ḍammatayni |
الضَّمَّتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍammatayni |
ضَمَّتَيْ ḍammatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ضَمَّات ḍammāt |
الضَّمَّات aḍ-ḍammāt |
ضَمَّات ḍammāt |
| Nominative | ضَمَّاتٌ ḍammātun |
الضَّمَّاتُ aḍ-ḍammātu |
ضَمَّاتُ ḍammātu |
| Accusative | ضَمَّاتٍ ḍammātin |
الضَّمَّاتِ aḍ-ḍammāti |
ضَمَّاتِ ḍammāti |
| Genitive | ضَمَّاتٍ ḍammātin |
الضَّمَّاتِ aḍ-ḍammāti |
ضَمَّاتِ ḍammāti |
References edit
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “ضمة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ض م م |
| 2 terms |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ضمة • (ḍamma) f (plural ضَمَّات (ḍammāt))
- a hug
- (linguistics) damma, the diacritic in the Arabic script that represents the vowel /u/, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter: ـُ