damma
English
    

A damma
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.
Noun
    
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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/.
Translations
    
an Arabic diacritic denoting the vowel point "u"
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French
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /da.ma/
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Italian
    
    Alternative forms
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈdam.ma/
- Rhymes: -amma
- Hyphenation: dàm‧ma
Further reading
    
- damma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
    
    Alternative forms
    
Etymology
    
From Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”), the same root of Latin domō (“I tame”) and English tame.
Declension
    
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural | 
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | damma | dammae | 
| Genitive | dammae | dammārum | 
| Dative | dammae | dammīs | 
| Accusative | dammam | dammās | 
| Ablative | dammā | dammīs | 
| Vocative | damma | dammae | 
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.
Maltese
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈdam.ma/
Old Frisian
    
    
Oromo
    
    
Pali
    
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Declension
    
Declension table of "damma" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural | 
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | dammo | dammā | 
| Accusative (second) | dammaṃ | damme | 
| Instrumental (third) | dammena | dammehi or dammebhi | 
| Dative (fourth) | dammassa or dammāya or dammatthaṃ | dammānaṃ | 
| Ablative (fifth) | dammasmā or dammamhā or dammā | dammehi or dammebhi | 
| Genitive (sixth) | dammassa | dammānaṃ | 
| Locative (seventh) | dammasmiṃ or dammamhi or damme | dammesu | 
| Vocative (calling) | damma | dammā | 
Declension table of "dammā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural | 
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| Nominative (first) | dammā | dammāyo or dammā | 
| Accusative (second) | dammaṃ | dammāyo or dammā | 
| Instrumental (third) | dammāya | dammāhi or dammābhi | 
| Dative (fourth) | dammāya | dammānaṃ | 
| Ablative (fifth) | dammāya | dammāhi or dammābhi | 
| Genitive (sixth) | dammāya | dammānaṃ | 
| Locative (seventh) | dammāya or dammāyaṃ | dammāsu | 
| Vocative (calling) | damme | dammāyo or dammā | 
Declension table of "damma" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural | 
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| Nominative (first) | dammaṃ | dammāni | 
| Accusative (second) | dammaṃ | dammāni | 
| Instrumental (third) | dammena | dammehi or dammebhi | 
| Dative (fourth) | dammassa or dammāya or dammatthaṃ | dammānaṃ | 
| Ablative (fifth) | dammasmā or dammamhā or dammā | dammehi or dammebhi | 
| Genitive (sixth) | dammassa | dammānaṃ | 
| Locative (seventh) | dammasmiṃ or dammamhi or damme | dammesu | 
| Vocative (calling) | damma | dammāni | 
References
    
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “damma”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Swedish
    
    
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)
 
 
- Angela dammade ivrigt symaskinen.
- (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.
 
 
- och så for han sin väg, så att det dammade omkring vagnen.
Conjugation
    
Conjugation of damma (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | damma | dammas | ||
| Supine | dammat | dammats | ||
| Imperative | damma | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | dammen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | dammar | dammade | dammas | dammades | 
| Ind. plural1 | damma | dammade | dammas | dammades | 
| Subjunctive2 | damme | dammade | dammes | dammades | 
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| Present participle | dammande | |||
| Past participle | dammad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
    
References
    
- damma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- damma in Albert Montgomery, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1914)
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