damma
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic ضَمَّة (ḍamma, “a joining”), instance noun of the verb ضَمَّ (ḍamma, “to join”). Refers to the joining of the lips together when making an /u/ sound.
Noun edit
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damma (plural dammas or damma)
- (linguistics) In the Arabic script, the vowel point for u, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter ( ـُ ) and designating a short u /u/. If the Arabic letter و (wāw) immediately follows, it indicates a long ū /uː/.
Translations edit
an Arabic diacritic denoting the vowel point "u"
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Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic ضَمَّة (ḍamma).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
damma m (plural dammas)
Italian edit
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
damma f (plural damme)
- (literary, obsolete) (male or female) fallow deer
- Synonym: daino
Further reading edit
- damma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”), the same root of Latin domō (“I tame”) and English tame.
Noun edit
damma f (genitive dammae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | damma | dammae |
Genitive | dammae | dammārum |
Dative | dammae | dammīs |
Accusative | dammam | dammās |
Ablative | dammā | dammīs |
Vocative | damma | dammae |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “damma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- damma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sicilian dama and/or Italian dama.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
damma f (plural dammi or damem)
- die (polyhedron used in games of chance)
Old Frisian edit
Verb edit
damma
- to dam
Oromo edit
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damma
Pali edit
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Alternative forms
Adjective edit
damma
- gerundive of dameti (“to tame”)
- in need of taming, in need of restraint
Declension edit
Declension table of "damma" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | dammo | dammā |
Accusative (second) | dammaṃ | damme |
Instrumental (third) | dammena | dammehi or dammebhi |
Dative (fourth) | dammassa or dammāya or dammatthaṃ | dammānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | dammasmā or dammamhā or dammā | dammehi or dammebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | dammassa | dammānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | dammasmiṃ or dammamhi or damme | dammesu |
Vocative (calling) | damma | dammā |
Declension table of "dammā" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | dammā | dammāyo or dammā |
Accusative (second) | dammaṃ | dammāyo or dammā |
Instrumental (third) | dammāya | dammāhi or dammābhi |
Dative (fourth) | dammāya | dammānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | dammāya | dammāhi or dammābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | dammāya | dammānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | dammāya or dammāyaṃ | dammāsu |
Vocative (calling) | damme | dammāyo or dammā |
Declension table of "damma" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | dammaṃ | dammāni |
Accusative (second) | dammaṃ | dammāni |
Instrumental (third) | dammena | dammehi or dammebhi |
Dative (fourth) | dammassa or dammāya or dammatthaṃ | dammānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | dammasmā or dammamhā or dammā | dammehi or dammebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | dammassa | dammānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | dammasmiṃ or dammamhi or damme | dammesu |
Vocative (calling) | damma | dammāni |
References edit
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “damma”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
damma (present dammar, preterite dammade, supine dammat, imperative damma)
- (transitive) to dust, to remove dust
- Angela dammade ivrigt symaskinen.
- Angela eagerly dusted the sewing machine.
- att damma av
- to dust off
- att damma ned
- to cover with dust
- att damma på
- to punch, to hit (someone in a fight; as if with a duster)
- Angela dammade ivrigt symaskinen.
- (intransitive) to raise dust, to be dusty
- och så for han sin väg, så att det dammade omkring vagnen.
- and so he went away, so the dust whirled about the wagon.
- och så for han sin väg, så att det dammade omkring vagnen.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of damma (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | damma | dammas | ||
Supine | dammat | dammats | ||
Imperative | damma | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | dammen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | dammar | dammade | dammas | dammades |
Ind. plural1 | damma | dammade | dammas | dammades |
Subjunctive2 | damme | dammade | dammes | dammades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | dammande | |||
Past participle | dammad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
- damma av
- damma ned
- damma på
- dammborste
- dammhandduk
- dammig
- dammkorn
- dammrock
- dammvippa
- dammvirvel
- dammviska
- damning
References edit
- damma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- damma in Albert Montgomery, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1914)