دملوج

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Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Ge'ez ድጕልማ (dəgʷləma), ድልጕማ (dəlgʷəma) may be its origin, even in spite of or because of a Sabaean 𐩵𐩴𐩡𐩣𐩩𐩣 (dglmtm, plural) attested in the same meaning, reported as booty from the Aethiopians; which does not exclude ultimate origin in a language of Southern Arabia. Yemeni Arabic provides a verb دَمْلَج (damlaj, to roll), such as Egyptian Arabic دحرج (dahrag), so it might be literally something “rolled around”, as also suggested by the root د م ل (d-m-l) related to adjustion and د م ج (d-m-j) related to insertion.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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دُمْلُوج (dumlūjm (plural دَمَالِيج (damālīj))

  1. bangle, armlet, piece of jewelry women install around the upper arm for adornment purposes
    Synonym: مِعْضَد (miʕḍad)
    • c. 800, أبو الشيص محمد, قُلْ للطّويلة موضع العِقْد:
      فنظرتِ ما يَعْملن في الخدِ
      لولا التمنطق والسّوار معاً
      والحِجْلُ والدُملوج في العضْدِ
      لتزايَلَتْ من كلّ ناحية
      لكنْ جُعِلْن لها على عَمْدِ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. a kind of circular pastry

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Descendants

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  • Moroccan Arabic: دمليج (damlīj)

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