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دم

دم

Arabic

Verb

دَمَّ (damma) I, non-past يَدُمُّ‎ (yadummu)

  1. to coat, to smear
  2. to paint, to daub, to dye, to tint
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

دَمّ (damm) m

  1. verbal noun of دَمَّ (damma) (form I)
  2. ointment, salve, unguent, liniment
  3. paint
  4. pigment, dye
Declension

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *dam-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dæm]

Noun

دَم (dam) m (plural دِمَاء (dimāʾ))

  1. blood
Declension
Related terms

Etymology 4

Verb

دُمْ (dum) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative active of دَامَ (dāma)
  2. second-person masculine singular active imperative of دَامَ (dāma)

Laki

Noun

دم (transliteration needed)

  1. (anatomy) mouth

Persian

Etymology 1

Middle Persian dam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæm/

Noun

Dari دم
Iranian Persian دم
Tajik дам (dam)

دم (dam)

  1. breath
  2. steam
  3. moment
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Middle Persian dom

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dom/

Noun

Dari دم
Iranian Persian دم
Tajik дум (dum)

دم (dom)

  1. tail
Derived terms
  • کژدم (každom)
  • بی‌دم (bi-dom)
  • دمی (domi)

Etymology 3

From Arabic دَم (dam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæm/

Noun

دم (dam)

  1. blood

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दम (dama).

Noun

دم (dama) m (Hindi spelling दम)

  1. taming
  2. self-restraint
  3. self-control
  4. temperance

Etymology 2

From Persian دم (dam).

Noun

دم (dam) m (Hindi spelling दम)

  1. breath
  2. puff
  3. whiff
  4. life, vitality
  5. energy, vigour
  6. moment, instant
  7. draught
  8. elasticity
  9. strength
  10. ambition
  11. pleasure

Etymology 3

From Persian, from Sanskrit दम्भः.

Noun

دم (dam) m (Hindi spelling दम)

  1. deceit
  2. fraud
  3. trickery
  4. trick
  5. coaxing
  6. arrogance
  7. pride
  8. boasting

Etymology 4

From Arabic دَم (dam).

Noun

دم (dam) m (Hindi spelling दम)

  1. blood

Etymology 5

From Persian دم (dom).

Noun

دم (dum) f (Hindi spelling दुम)

  1. tail
  2. end
  3. extremity
  4. follower