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))

  1. statue, statuette, especially a painted idol made of ivory or marble
  2. an image or effigy
  3. a dummy, doll, or puppet

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), دمي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  1. “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.
  2. “Proto-Semitic Root *dmy-; Number 2604” in Georgiy Starostin, Tower of Babel, Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin
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