Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

damma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: damma
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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/.

noun

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.

noun

Alternative form of 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.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ضَمَّة, ض م م

Inflected Forms

dammas (plural) ḍamma (alternative) dammah (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

fatha kasra sukun shadda tashkil

Questions

What does damma mean?: 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/.
Where does damma come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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