damma

== English == === Alternative forms === ḍamma, Damma, dammah === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic ضَمَّة (ḍamma, “a joining”), instance noun of the verb ضَمَّ (ḍamma, “to join”). Refers to the joining of the lips together when making an /u/ sound. === Pronunciation === === Noun === damma (plural dammas or damma) (linguistics) In the Arabic script, the vowel point for u, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter ( ـُ ) and designating a short u /u/. If the Arabic letter و (wāw) immediately follows, it indicates a long ū /uː/. In Iranian Persian ـُ represents the vowel /o/. If the letter ـو immediately follows it represents the diphthong /ow/. This usage differs from other Arabic script languages and from classical Persian, in which the diphthong /ow/ did not occur. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Arabic diacritics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia fatha kasra sukun shadda tashkil === Anagrams === Madam, madam == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic ضَمَّة (ḍamma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /da.ma/ === Noun === damma m (plural dammas) damma == Italian == === Alternative forms === dama === Etymology === From Latin damma, dāma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdam.ma/ Rhymes: -amma Hyphenation: dàm‧ma === Noun === damma f (plural damme) (archaic, literary) (male or female) fallow deer Synonym: daino === Further reading === damma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Alternative forms === dāma === Etymology === From Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”). Related to domō (“to tame”) and cognate with English tame. === Noun === damma f or m (genitive dammae); first declension A fallow deer ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References === “damma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “damma”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Thun, Nils (1968), “Germanic words for deer”, in Studia Neophilologica, volume 40, A.B. Lundequistska Bokhandeln, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 101. == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sicilian dama and/or Italian dama. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdam.ma/ Rhymes: -amma === Noun === damma f (plural dammi or damem) die (polyhedron used in games of chance) == Old Frisian == === Verb === damma to dam == Oromo == === Etymology === Cognate with Konso takma, Tsamai zammo. === Noun === dámma honey ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Gamtaa, Xilaahun (2004), Galmee Afaan Oromo fi Afaan Ingilizii Barsiisuu - Comprehensive Oromo-English-Dictionary (COED), New York, USA: Karrayyuu Publishing, →ISBN, page 212 == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Adjective === damma gerundive of dameti (“to tame”) in need of taming, in need of restraint ==== Declension ==== === References === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “damma”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === damm +‎ -a ==== Verb ==== damma (present dammar, preterite dammade, supine dammat, imperative damma) (transitive) to dust, to remove dust Angela dammade ivrigt symaskinen. Angela eagerly dusted the sewing machine. att damma av to dust off att damma ned to cover with dust att damma på to punch, to hit (someone in a fight; as if with a duster) (intransitive) to raise dust, to be dusty och så for han sin väg, så att det dammade omkring vagnen. and so he went away, so the dust whirled about the wagon. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== damma (present dammar, preterite dammade, supine dammat, imperative damma) (intransitive, slang) to eat Synonym: käka ===== Conjugation ===== === References === “damma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) damma in Albert Montgomery, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1914)