ضم

See also: صم

Arabic

Etymology 1

Form I verb from the root ض م م (ḍ m m).

Verb

ضَمَّ • (ḍamma) I (non-past يَضُمُّ (yaḍummu), verbal noun ضَمّ (ḍamm))

  1. to gather, hoard, join, bring near
  2. to incorporate, to annex
  3. to concentrate, centralize
  4. to gird
  5. to compress the lips
  6. to mark or pronounce with damma
Conjugation
Conjugation of ضَمَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun ضَمّ)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		ضَمّ
ḍamm
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		ضَامّ
ḍāmm
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مَضْمُوم
maḍmūm
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 ضَمَمْتُ
ḍamamtu 		ضَمَمْتَ
ḍamamta 		ضَمَّ
ḍamma 		ضَمَمْتُمَا
ḍamamtumā 		ضَمَّا
ḍammā 		ضَمَمْنَا
ḍamamnā 		ضَمَمْتُمْ
ḍamamtum 		ضَمُّوا
ḍammū
f ضَمَمْتِ
ḍamamti 		ضَمَّتْ
ḍammat 		ضَمَّتَا
ḍammatā 		ضَمَمْتُنَّ
ḍamamtunna 		ضَمَمْنَ
ḍamamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَضُمُّ
ʔaḍummu 		تَضُمُّ
taḍummu 		يَضُمُّ
yaḍummu 		تَضُمَّانِ
taḍummāni 		يَضُمَّانِ
yaḍummāni 		نَضُمُّ
naḍummu 		تَضُمُّونَ
taḍummūna 		يَضُمُّونَ
yaḍummūna
f تَضُمِّينَ
taḍummīna 		تَضُمُّ
taḍummu 		تَضُمَّانِ
taḍummāni 		تَضْمُمْنَ
taḍmumna 		يَضْمُمْنَ
yaḍmumna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَضُمَّ
ʔaḍumma 		تَضُمَّ
taḍumma 		يَضُمَّ
yaḍumma 		تَضُمَّا
taḍummā 		يَضُمَّا
yaḍummā 		نَضُمَّ
naḍumma 		تَضُمُّوا
taḍummū 		يَضُمُّوا
yaḍummū
f تَضُمِّي
taḍummī 		تَضُمَّ
taḍumma 		تَضُمَّا
taḍummā 		تَضْمُمْنَ
taḍmumna 		يَضْمُمْنَ
yaḍmumna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَضُمَّ, أَضُمِّ, أَضْمُمْ
ʔaḍumma, ʔaḍummi, ʔaḍmum 		تَضُمَّ, تَضُمِّ, تَضْمُمْ
taḍumma, taḍummi, taḍmum 		يَضُمَّ, يَضُمِّ, يَضْمُمْ
yaḍumma, yaḍummi, yaḍmum 		تَضُمَّا
taḍummā 		يَضُمَّا
yaḍummā 		نَضُمَّ, نَضُمِّ, نَضْمُمْ
naḍumma, naḍummi, naḍmum 		تَضُمُّوا
taḍummū 		يَضُمُّوا
yaḍummū
f تَضُمِّي
taḍummī 		تَضُمَّ, تَضُمِّ, تَضْمُمْ
taḍumma, taḍummi, taḍmum 		تَضُمَّا
taḍummā 		تَضْمُمْنَ
taḍmumna 		يَضْمُمْنَ
yaḍmumna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m ضُمَّ, ضُمِّ, اُضْمُمْ
ḍumma, ḍummi, uḍmum 		ضُمَّا
ḍummā 		ضُمُّوا
ḍummū
f ضُمِّي
ḍummī 		اُضْمُمْنَ
uḍmumna
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 ضُمِمْتُ
ḍumimtu 		ضُمِمْتَ
ḍumimta 		ضُمَّ
ḍumma 		ضُمِمْتُمَا
ḍumimtumā 		ضُمَّا
ḍummā 		ضُمِمْنَا
ḍumimnā 		ضُمِمْتُمْ
ḍumimtum 		ضُمُّوا
ḍummū
f ضُمِمْتِ
ḍumimti 		ضُمَّتْ
ḍummat 		ضُمَّتَا
ḍummatā 		ضُمِمْتُنَّ
ḍumimtunna 		ضُمِمْنَ
ḍumimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُضَمُّ
ʔuḍammu 		تُضَمُّ
tuḍammu 		يُضَمُّ
yuḍammu 		تُضَمَّانِ
tuḍammāni 		يُضَمَّانِ
yuḍammāni 		نُضَمُّ
nuḍammu 		تُضَمُّونَ
tuḍammūna 		يُضَمُّونَ
yuḍammūna
f تُضَمِّينَ
tuḍammīna 		تُضَمُّ
tuḍammu 		تُضَمَّانِ
tuḍammāni 		تُضْمَمْنَ
tuḍmamna 		يُضْمَمْنَ
yuḍmamna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُضَمَّ
ʔuḍamma 		تُضَمَّ
tuḍamma 		يُضَمَّ
yuḍamma 		تُضَمَّا
tuḍammā 		يُضَمَّا
yuḍammā 		نُضَمَّ
nuḍamma 		تُضَمُّوا
tuḍammū 		يُضَمُّوا
yuḍammū
f تُضَمِّي
tuḍammī 		تُضَمَّ
tuḍamma 		تُضَمَّا
tuḍammā 		تُضْمَمْنَ
tuḍmamna 		يُضْمَمْنَ
yuḍmamna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُضَمَّ, أُضَمِّ, أُضْمَمْ
ʔuḍamma, ʔuḍammi, ʔuḍmam 		تُضَمَّ, تُضَمِّ, تُضْمَمْ
tuḍamma, tuḍammi, tuḍmam 		يُضَمَّ, يُضَمِّ, يُضْمَمْ
yuḍamma, yuḍammi, yuḍmam 		تُضَمَّا
tuḍammā 		يُضَمَّا
yuḍammā 		نُضَمَّ, نُضَمِّ, نُضْمَمْ
nuḍamma, nuḍammi, nuḍmam 		تُضَمُّوا
tuḍammū 		يُضَمُّوا
yuḍammū
f تُضَمِّي
tuḍammī 		تُضَمَّ, تُضَمِّ, تُضْمَمْ
tuḍamma, tuḍammi, tuḍmam 		تُضَمَّا
tuḍammā 		تُضْمَمْنَ
tuḍmamna 		يُضْمَمْنَ
yuḍmamna
References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ضم”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎[1], London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

ضَمّ • (ḍamm) m

  1. verbal noun of ضَمَّ (ḍamma, “to gather”) (form I)
  2. gathering, hoarding, joining
  3. incorporation, annexation
  4. concentrating, centralizing
  5. girding
  6. (linguistics) the sound of short /u/, indicated in writing by a damma
Declension
Declension of noun ضَمّ (ḍamm)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal ضَمّ
ḍamm 		الضَّمّ
aḍ-ḍamm 		ضَمّ
ḍamm
nominative ضَمٌّ
ḍammun 		الضَّمُّ
aḍ-ḍammu 		ضَمُّ
ḍammu
accusative ضَمًّا
ḍamman 		الضَّمَّ
aḍ-ḍamma 		ضَمَّ
ḍamma
genitive ضَمٍّ
ḍammin 		الضَّمِّ
aḍ-ḍammi 		ضَمِّ
ḍammi
References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض م م
2 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤamm/, [dˤam]

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَمَّ (ḍamma).

Verb

ضَمّ • (ḍamm) I (non-past يِضُمّ (yiḍumm))

  1. to hug
    Synonym: حَضَن (ḥaḍan)
  2. to include, to incorporate, to annex
  3. to mark or pronounce with damma
Conjugation
Conjugation of ضم
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضمّيت (ḍammēt) ضمّيت (ḍammēt) ضمّ (ḍamm) ضمّينا (ḍammēna) ضمّيتوا (ḍammētu) ضمّوا (ḍammu)
f ضمّيتي (ḍammēti) ضمّت (ḍammat)
non-past m أضمّ (ʔaḍumm) تضمّ (tiḍumm) يضمّ (yiḍumm) نضمّ (niḍumm) تضمّوا (tiḍummu) يضمّوا (yiḍummu)
f تضمّي (tiḍummi) تضمّ (tiḍumm)
imperative m ضمّ (ḍumm) ضمّوا (ḍummu)
f ضمّي (ḍummi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَمّ (ḍamm).

Noun

ضَمّ • (ḍamm) m

  1. hugging
  2. (linguistics) the sound of short /u/, indicated in writing by a damma

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض م م
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَمَّ (ḍamma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤamm/, [dˤɑm]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

ضمّ • (ḍamm) I (present بضمّ (biḍomm))

  1. to include

Conjugation

Conjugation of ضم
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضمّيت (ḍammēt) ضمّيت (ḍammēt) ضمّ (ḍamm) ضمّينا (ḍammēna) ضمّيتو (ḍammētu) ضمّو (ḍammu)
f ضمّيتي (ḍammēti) ضمّت (ḍammat)
present m بضمّ (baḍomm) بتضمّ (bitḍomm) بضمّ (biḍomm) منضمّ (minḍomm) بتضمّو (bitḍommu) بضمّو (biḍommu)
f بتضمّي (bitḍommi) بتضمّ (bitḍomm)
subjunctive m اضمّ (aḍomm) تضمّ (tḍomm) يضمّ (yḍomm) نضمّ (nḍomm) تضمّو (tḍommu) يضمّو (yḍommu)
f تضمّي (tḍommi) تضمّ (tḍomm)
imperative m ضمّ (ḍomm) ضمّو (ḍommu)
f ضمّي (ḍommi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضم (zamm), from Arabic ضَمّ (ḍamm).

Pronunciation

Noun

ضَم • (zam) m (Hindi spelling ज़म)

  1. integrate, merge, incorporate
  2. absorption, assimilation
  3. conjunction

References

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