ضمة
Arabic
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /dˤam.ma/
Noun
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
| 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
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “ضمة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, 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
| Root |
|---|
| ض م م |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dˤam.ma/
Noun
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