دملوج

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Ge'ez ድጕልማ (dəgʷləma), ድልጕማ (dəlgʷəma) may be its origin, even in spite of or because of a Sabaean 𐩵𐩴𐩡𐩣𐩩𐩣 (dglmtm, plural) attested in the same meaning, reported as booty from the Aethiopians; which does not exclude ultimate origin in a language of Southern Arabia. Yemeni Arabic provides a verb دَمْلَج (damlaj, to roll), such as Egyptian Arabic دحرج (dahrag), so it might be literally something “rolled around”, as also suggested by the root د م ل (d m l) related to adjustment and د م ج (d m j) related to insertion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dum.luːd͡ʒ/

Noun

دُمْلُوج • (dumlūjm (plural دَمَالِيج (damālīj))

  1. bangle, armlet, piece of jewelry women install around the upper arm for adornment purposes
    Synonym: مِعْضَد (miʕḍad)
    • c. 800, أبو الشيص محمد, قُلْ للطّويلة موضع العِقْد:
      فنظرتِ ما يَعْملن في الخدِ
      لولا التمنطق والسّوار معاً
      والحِجْلُ والدُملوج في العضْدِ
      لتزايَلَتْ من كلّ ناحية
      لكنْ جُعِلْن لها على عَمْدِ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. a kind of circular pastry

Declension

Declension of noun دُمْلُوج (dumlūj)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal دُمْلُوج
dumlūj
الدُّمْلُوج
ad-dumlūj
دُمْلُوج
dumlūj
nominative دُمْلُوجٌ
dumlūjun
الدُّمْلُوجُ
ad-dumlūju
دُمْلُوجُ
dumlūju
accusative دُمْلُوجًا
dumlūjan
الدُّمْلُوجَ
ad-dumlūja
دُمْلُوجَ
dumlūja
genitive دُمْلُوجٍ
dumlūjin
الدُّمْلُوجِ
ad-dumlūji
دُمْلُوجِ
dumlūji
dual indefinite definite construct
informal دُمْلُوجَيْن
dumlūjayn
الدُّمْلُوجَيْن
ad-dumlūjayn
دُمْلُوجَيْ
dumlūjay
nominative دُمْلُوجَانِ
dumlūjāni
الدُّمْلُوجَانِ
ad-dumlūjāni
دُمْلُوجَا
dumlūjā
accusative دُمْلُوجَيْنِ
dumlūjayni
الدُّمْلُوجَيْنِ
ad-dumlūjayni
دُمْلُوجَيْ
dumlūjay
genitive دُمْلُوجَيْنِ
dumlūjayni
الدُّمْلُوجَيْنِ
ad-dumlūjayni
دُمْلُوجَيْ
dumlūjay
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal دَمَالِيج
damālīj
الدَّمَالِيج
ad-damālīj
دَمَالِيج
damālīj
nominative دَمَالِيجُ
damālīju
الدَّمَالِيجُ
ad-damālīju
دَمَالِيجُ
damālīju
accusative دَمَالِيجَ
damālīja
الدَّمَالِيجَ
ad-damālīja
دَمَالِيجَ
damālīja
genitive دَمَالِيجَ
damālīja
الدَّمَالِيجِ
ad-damālīji
دَمَالِيجِ
damālīji

Descendants

  • Moroccan Arabic: دمليج (damlīj)

References