ضم

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)

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

(form-I geminate, 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 ʾaḍummu	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 ʾaḍumma	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 or أَضُمِّ‎ or أَضْمُمْ‎ ʾaḍumma or ʾaḍummi or ʾaḍmum	تَضُمَّ‎ or تَضُمِّ‎ or تَضْمُمْ‎ taḍumma or taḍummi or taḍmum	يَضُمَّ‎ or يَضُمِّ‎ or يَضْمُمْ‎ yaḍumma or yaḍummi or yaḍmum		تَضُمَّا‎ taḍummā	يَضُمَّا‎ yaḍummā		نَضُمَّ‎ or نَضُمِّ‎ or نَضْمُمْ‎ naḍumma or naḍummi or naḍmum	تَضُمُّوا‎ taḍummū	يَضُمُّوا‎ yaḍummū
	f		تَضُمِّي‎ taḍummī	تَضُمَّ‎ or تَضُمِّ‎ or تَضْمُمْ‎ taḍumma or taḍummi or taḍmum			تَضُمَّا‎ taḍummā			تَضْمُمْنَ‎ taḍmumna	يَضْمُمْنَ‎ yaḍmumna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضُمَّ or ضُمِّ or اُضْمُمْ‎ ḍumma or ḍummi or 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 ʾuḍammu	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 ʾuḍamma	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 or أُضَمِّ‎ or أُضْمَمْ‎ ʾuḍamma or ʾuḍammi or ʾuḍmam	تُضَمَّ‎ or تُضَمِّ‎ or تُضْمَمْ‎ tuḍamma or tuḍammi or tuḍmam	يُضَمَّ‎ or يُضَمِّ‎ or يُضْمَمْ‎ yuḍamma or yuḍammi or yuḍmam		تُضَمَّا‎ tuḍammā	يُضَمَّا‎ yuḍammā		نُضَمَّ‎ or نُضَمِّ‎ or نُضْمَمْ‎ nuḍamma or nuḍammi or nuḍmam	تُضَمُّوا‎ tuḍammū	يُضَمُّوا‎ yuḍammū
	f		تُضَمِّي‎ tuḍammī	تُضَمَّ‎ or تُضَمِّ‎ or تُضْمَمْ‎ tuḍamma or tuḍammi or tuḍmam			تُضَمَّا‎ tuḍammā			تُضْمَمْنَ‎ tuḍmamna	يُضْمَمْنَ‎ yuḍmamna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ضم”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, 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

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

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ضم”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض م م‎

Etymology

From Arabic ضَمَّ‎ (ḍamma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤamm/, [dˤɑm]

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Verb

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

1. to include

Conjugation

Conjugation of ضمّ (ḍamm)
		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)