دمعة
Arabic
Etymology
Compare Hebrew דִּמְעָה (dim'á, dimʿā) and Ugaritic 𐎄𐎎𐎓𐎚 (dmʿt).
Noun
دَمْعَة • (damʿa) f (singulative, collective دَمْع m (damʿ), plural دُمُوع (dumūʿ) or أَدْمُع (ʾadmuʿ))
- a tear (drop of salty liquid resulting from crying)
Declension
Declension of noun دَمْعَة (damʿa)
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | دَمْعَة damʿa | الدَّمْعَة ad-damʿa | دَمْعَة damʿat |
Nominative | دَمْعَةٌ damʿatun | الدَّمْعَةُ ad-damʿatu | دَمْعَةُ damʿatu |
Accusative | دَمْعَةً damʿatan | الدَّمْعَةَ ad-damʿata | دَمْعَةَ damʿata |
Genitive | دَمْعَةٍ damʿatin | الدَّمْعَةِ ad-damʿati | دَمْعَةِ damʿati |
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | دَمْع damʿ | الدَّمْع ad-damʿ | دَمْع damʿ |
Nominative | دَمْعٌ damʿun | الدَّمْعُ ad-damʿu | دَمْعُ damʿu |
Accusative | دَمْعًا damʿan | الدَّمْعَ ad-damʿa | دَمْعَ damʿa |
Genitive | دَمْعٍ damʿin | الدَّمْعِ ad-damʿi | دَمْعِ damʿi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | دَمْعَتَيْن damʿatayn | الدَّمْعَتَيْن ad-damʿatayn | دَمْعَتَيْ damʿatay |
Nominative | دَمْعَتَانِ damʿatāni | الدَّمْعَتَانِ ad-damʿatāni | دَمْعَتَا damʿatā |
Accusative | دَمْعَتَيْنِ damʿatayni | الدَّمْعَتَيْنِ ad-damʿatayni | دَمْعَتَيْ damʿatay |
Genitive | دَمْعَتَيْنِ damʿatayni | الدَّمْعَتَيْنِ ad-damʿatayni | دَمْعَتَيْ damʿatay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | دَمْعَات damʿāt | الدَّمْعَات ad-damʿāt | دَمْعَات damʿāt |
Nominative | دَمْعَاتٌ damʿātun | الدَّمْعَاتُ ad-damʿātu | دَمْعَاتُ damʿātu |
Accusative | دَمْعَاتٍ damʿātin | الدَّمْعَاتِ ad-damʿāti | دَمْعَاتِ damʿāti |
Genitive | دَمْعَاتٍ damʿātin | الدَّمْعَاتِ ad-damʿāti | دَمْعَاتِ damʿāti |
Plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | دُمُوع; أَدْمُع dumūʿ; ʾadmuʿ | الدُّمُوع; الْأَدْمُع ad-dumūʿ; al-ʾadmuʿ | دُمُوع; أَدْمُع dumūʿ; ʾadmuʿ |
Nominative | دُمُوعٌ; أَدْمُعٌ dumūʿun; ʾadmuʿun | الدُّمُوعُ; الْأَدْمُعُ ad-dumūʿu; al-ʾadmuʿu | دُمُوعُ; أَدْمُعُ dumūʿu; ʾadmuʿu |
Accusative | دُمُوعًا; أَدْمُعًا dumūʿan; ʾadmuʿan | الدُّمُوعَ; الْأَدْمُعَ ad-dumūʿa; al-ʾadmuʿa | دُمُوعَ; أَدْمُعَ dumūʿa; ʾadmuʿa |
Genitive | دُمُوعٍ; أَدْمُعٍ dumūʿin; ʾadmuʿin | الدُّمُوعِ; الْأَدْمُعِ ad-dumūʿi; al-ʾadmuʿi | دُمُوعِ; أَدْمُعِ dumūʿi; ʾadmuʿi |
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: دمعة (damʕa)
- Hijazi Arabic: دمعة (damʕa)
- Maltese: demgħa
- Moroccan Arabic: دمعة (damʕa)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “دمعة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Moroccan Arabic
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Etymology
From Arabic دَمْعَة (damʿa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dam.ʕa/
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Noun
دمعة • (damʕa) f (plural دموع (dmūʕ))
- a tear (drop of salty liquid resulting from crying)