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
Declension of noun ضَمَّة (ḍamma)
| 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), “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
Etymology
From the root ض م م (ḍ-m-m), "to embrace" or "to gather".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dˤamːa/
Noun
ضَمَّة • (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