دمية
Arabic
Etymology
From د م ي (d-m-y), deriving from the red ochre paint used to decorate idols; alternatively, in reference to the blood sacrifices as a means to appease them.[1] For more see Ugaritic 𐎀𐎄𐎎 (adm) and having the appearance of آدم (ʾādam, “man”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dum.ja/
Noun
دُمْيَة • (dumya) f (plural دُمًى (duman))
- statue, statuette, especially a painted idol made of ivory or marble
- an image or effigy
- a dummy, doll, or puppet
Declension
Declension of noun دُمْيَة (dumya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | دُمْيَة dumya |
الدُّمْيَة ad-dumya |
دُمْيَة dumyat |
| Nominative | دُمْيَةٌ dumyatun |
الدُّمْيَةُ ad-dumyatu |
دُمْيَةُ dumyatu |
| Accusative | دُمْيَةً dumyatan |
الدُّمْيَةَ ad-dumyata |
دُمْيَةَ dumyata |
| Genitive | دُمْيَةٍ dumyatin |
الدُّمْيَةِ ad-dumyati |
دُمْيَةِ dumyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | دُمْيَتَيْن dumyatayn |
الدُّمْيَتَيْن ad-dumyatayn |
دُمْيَتَيْ dumyatay |
| Nominative | دُمْيَتَانِ dumyatāni |
الدُّمْيَتَانِ ad-dumyatāni |
دُمْيَتَا dumyatā |
| Accusative | دُمْيَتَيْنِ dumyatayni |
الدُّمْيَتَيْنِ ad-dumyatayni |
دُمْيَتَيْ dumyatay |
| Genitive | دُمْيَتَيْنِ dumyatayni |
الدُّمْيَتَيْنِ ad-dumyatayni |
دُمْيَتَيْ dumyatay |
| Plural | broken plural in ـًى (-an) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | دُمَى dumā |
الدُّمَى ad-dumā |
دُمَى dumā |
| Nominative | دُمًى duman |
الدُّمَى ad-dumā |
دُمَى dumā |
| Accusative | دُمًى duman |
الدُّمَى ad-dumā |
دُمَى dumā |
| Genitive | دُمًى duman |
الدُّمَى ad-dumā |
دُمَى dumā |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “دمي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- ↑ “دمو or دمى” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 916-918, meaning to smear, to stain, blood and its color, to defile or taint, to decorate or color.
- ↑ “Proto-Semitic Root *dmy-; Number 2604” in Georgiy Starostin, Tower of Babel, Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin
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