دوم

Arabic

Root
د و م (d w m)
12 terms

Etymology 1.1

Verb

دَوَّمَ • (dawwama) II (non-past يُدَوِّمُ (yudawwimu), verbal noun تَدْوِيم (tadwīm))

(intransitive) to turn in a circle, to rotate, to spin, to twirl
(transitive) to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twirl (something)

Declension

Conjugation of **دَوَّمَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَدْوِيم*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَدْوِيم tadwīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُدَوِّم mudawwim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُدَوَّم mudawwam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَوَّمْتُ dawwamtu	دَوَّمْتَ dawwamta	دَوَّمَ dawwama	دَوَّمْتُمَا dawwamtumā	دَوَّمَا dawwamā	دَوَّمْنَا dawwamnā	دَوَّمْتُمْ dawwamtum	دَوَّمُوا dawwamū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	دَوَّمْتُ dawwamtu	دَوَّمْتِ dawwamti	دَوَّمَتْ dawwamat	دَوَّمْتُمَا dawwamtumā	دَوَّمَتَا dawwamatā	دَوَّمْنَا dawwamnā	دَوَّمْتُنَّ dawwamtunna	دَوَّمْنَ dawwamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَوِّمُ ʔudawwimu	تُدَوِّمُ tudawwimu	يُدَوِّمُ yudawwimu	تُدَوِّمَانِ tudawwimāni	يُدَوِّمَانِ yudawwimāni	نُدَوِّمُ nudawwimu	تُدَوِّمُونَ tudawwimūna	يُدَوِّمُونَ yudawwimūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُدَوِّمُ ʔudawwimu	تُدَوِّمِينَ tudawwimīna	تُدَوِّمُ tudawwimu	تُدَوِّمَانِ tudawwimāni	تُدَوِّمَانِ tudawwimāni	نُدَوِّمُ nudawwimu	تُدَوِّمْنَ tudawwimna	يُدَوِّمْنَ yudawwimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَوِّمَ ʔudawwima	تُدَوِّمَ tudawwima	يُدَوِّمَ yudawwima	تُدَوِّمَا tudawwimā	يُدَوِّمَا yudawwimā	نُدَوِّمَ nudawwima	تُدَوِّمُوا tudawwimū	يُدَوِّمُوا yudawwimū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُدَوِّمَ ʔudawwima	تُدَوِّمِي tudawwimī	تُدَوِّمَ tudawwima	تُدَوِّمَا tudawwimā	تُدَوِّمَا tudawwimā	نُدَوِّمَ nudawwima	تُدَوِّمْنَ tudawwimna	يُدَوِّمْنَ yudawwimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَوِّمْ ʔudawwim	تُدَوِّمْ tudawwim	يُدَوِّمْ yudawwim	تُدَوِّمَا tudawwimā	يُدَوِّمَا yudawwimā	نُدَوِّمْ nudawwim	تُدَوِّمُوا tudawwimū	يُدَوِّمُوا yudawwimū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُدَوِّمْ ʔudawwim	تُدَوِّمِي tudawwimī	تُدَوِّمْ tudawwim	تُدَوِّمَا tudawwimā	تُدَوِّمَا tudawwimā	نُدَوِّمْ nudawwim	تُدَوِّمْنَ tudawwimna	يُدَوِّمْنَ yudawwimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دَوِّمْ dawwim		دَوِّمَا dawwimā			دَوِّمُوا dawwimū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		دَوِّمِي dawwimī		دَوِّمَا dawwimā			دَوِّمْنَ dawwimna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُوِّمْتُ duwwimtu	دُوِّمْتَ duwwimta	دُوِّمَ duwwima	دُوِّمْتُمَا duwwimtumā	دُوِّمَا duwwimā	دُوِّمْنَا duwwimnā	دُوِّمْتُمْ duwwimtum	دُوِّمُوا duwwimū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	دُوِّمْتُ duwwimtu	دُوِّمْتِ duwwimti	دُوِّمَتْ duwwimat	دُوِّمْتُمَا duwwimtumā	دُوِّمَتَا duwwimatā	دُوِّمْنَا duwwimnā	دُوِّمْتُنَّ duwwimtunna	دُوِّمْنَ duwwimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَوَّمُ ʔudawwamu	تُدَوَّمُ tudawwamu	يُدَوَّمُ yudawwamu	تُدَوَّمَانِ tudawwamāni	يُدَوَّمَانِ yudawwamāni	نُدَوَّمُ nudawwamu	تُدَوَّمُونَ tudawwamūna	يُدَوَّمُونَ yudawwamūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُدَوَّمُ ʔudawwamu	تُدَوَّمِينَ tudawwamīna	تُدَوَّمُ tudawwamu	تُدَوَّمَانِ tudawwamāni	تُدَوَّمَانِ tudawwamāni	نُدَوَّمُ nudawwamu	تُدَوَّمْنَ tudawwamna	يُدَوَّمْنَ yudawwamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَوَّمَ ʔudawwama	تُدَوَّمَ tudawwama	يُدَوَّمَ yudawwama	تُدَوَّمَا tudawwamā	يُدَوَّمَا yudawwamā	نُدَوَّمَ nudawwama	تُدَوَّمُوا tudawwamū	يُدَوَّمُوا yudawwamū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُدَوَّمَ ʔudawwama	تُدَوَّمِي tudawwamī	تُدَوَّمَ tudawwama	تُدَوَّمَا tudawwamā	تُدَوَّمَا tudawwamā	نُدَوَّمَ nudawwama	تُدَوَّمْنَ tudawwamna	يُدَوَّمْنَ yudawwamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَوَّمْ ʔudawwam	تُدَوَّمْ tudawwam	يُدَوَّمْ yudawwam	تُدَوَّمَا tudawwamā	يُدَوَّمَا yudawwamā	نُدَوَّمْ nudawwam	تُدَوَّمُوا tudawwamū	يُدَوَّمُوا yudawwamū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُدَوَّمْ ʔudawwam	تُدَوَّمِي tudawwamī	تُدَوَّمْ tudawwam	تُدَوَّمَا tudawwamā	تُدَوَّمَا tudawwamā	نُدَوَّمْ nudawwam	تُدَوَّمْنَ tudawwamna	يُدَوَّمْنَ yudawwamna

Etymology 1.2

Noun

دَوْم • (dawm) m

verbal noun of دَامَ (dāma) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **دَوْم** (dawm)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْم dawm	الدَّوْم ad-dawm	دَوْم dawm
nominative	دَوْمٌ dawmun	الدَّوْمُ ad-dawmu	دَوْمُ dawmu
accusative	دَوْمًا dawman	الدَّوْمَ ad-dawma	دَوْمَ dawma
genitive	دَوْمٍ dawmin	الدَّوْمِ ad-dawmi	دَوْمِ dawmi

Etymology 2

Noun

دَوْم • (dawm) m (collective, singulative دَوْمَة f (dawma))

Mediterranean fan palm (Chamaerops humilis)
- c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʔaḥmad ibn al-ʕawwām], edited by José Antonio Banqueri, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 1, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802^IA, Cap. 8, Art. 4, page 439:

Usage notes

Frequently confused with or used in Vulgar Arabic for gingerbread palm (Hyphaene thebaica, مُقْل (muql)), see doum palm and its translations.

Declension

Declension of noun **دَوْم** (dawm)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْم dawm	الدَّوْم ad-dawm	دَوْم dawm
nominative	دَوْمٌ dawmun	الدَّوْمُ ad-dawmu	دَوْمُ dawmu
accusative	دَوْمًا dawman	الدَّوْمَ ad-dawma	دَوْمَ dawma
genitive	دَوْمٍ dawmin	الدَّوْمِ ad-dawmi	دَوْمِ dawmi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْمَة dawma	الدَّوْمَة ad-dawma	دَوْمَة dawmat
nominative	دَوْمَةٌ dawmatun	الدَّوْمَةُ ad-dawmatu	دَوْمَةُ dawmatu
accusative	دَوْمَةً dawmatan	الدَّوْمَةَ ad-dawmata	دَوْمَةَ dawmata
genitive	دَوْمَةٍ dawmatin	الدَّوْمَةِ ad-dawmati	دَوْمَةِ dawmati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْمَتَيْن dawmatayn	الدَّوْمَتَيْن ad-dawmatayn	دَوْمَتَيْ dawmatay
nominative	دَوْمَتَانِ dawmatāni	الدَّوْمَتَانِ ad-dawmatāni	دَوْمَتَا dawmatā
accusative	دَوْمَتَيْنِ dawmatayni	الدَّوْمَتَيْنِ ad-dawmatayni	دَوْمَتَيْ dawmatay
genitive	دَوْمَتَيْنِ dawmatayni	الدَّوْمَتَيْنِ ad-dawmatayni	دَوْمَتَيْ dawmatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْمَات dawmāt	الدَّوْمَات ad-dawmāt	دَوْمَات dawmāt
nominative	دَوْمَاتٌ dawmātun	الدَّوْمَاتُ ad-dawmātu	دَوْمَاتُ dawmātu
accusative	دَوْمَاتٍ dawmātin	الدَّوْمَاتِ ad-dawmāti	دَوْمَاتِ dawmāti
genitive	دَوْمَاتٍ dawmātin	الدَّوْمَاتِ ad-dawmāti	دَوْمَاتِ dawmāti

Persian

**Persian numbers ^(edit)**
	20
← 1	۲ 2	3 →
Cardinal: دو (do) Ordinal: دوم (dovom)

Etymology

From (do, “two”) +‎ (-om, “-th, -nd (ordinal number suffix))”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /du.ˈwum/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.wʊ́m]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪uː.jʊ́m]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪u.wúm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ov.vom]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪u.júm], [d̪u.vum]

Readings
Classical reading^?	duwum
Dari reading^?	duwum
Iranian reading^?	dovvom
Tajik reading^?	duyum, duvum

Adjective


Iranian Persian	دوم
Dari	دوم
Tajik	дуюм, дувум

دوم • (dovvom)

second

Alternative forms

دویم (dūyum)

Urdu

Alternative forms

دویَم (doyam), دوئم (doem)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (duwum).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.ʋəm/

Adjective

دُوَم • (duvam) (Hindi spelling दुवम)

second
Synonym: دُوسْرا (dūsrā)

References

“دوم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“دوم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.