دمان

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
د م ن (d-m-n)

Noun

دَمَان • (damān) m

1. dung, manure
2. rottenness of a palm, putrid spadix, foul dates
3. callus, welt

Declension

Declension of noun دَمَان (damān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَمَان damān	الدَّمَان ad-damān	دَمَان damān
Nominative	دَمَانٌ damānun	الدَّمَانُ ad-damānu	دَمَانُ damānu
Accusative	دَمَانًا damānan	الدَّمَانَ ad-damāna	دَمَانَ damāna
Genitive	دَمَانٍ damānin	الدَّمَانِ ad-damāni	دَمَانِ damāni

See also

• Thesaurus:Arabic terms for “feces, excrement, dung, ordure, manure”

Etymology 2

A Berber loanword.

Noun

دَمَان • (damān) m

1. a kind of sheep with reddish wool

Declension

Declension of noun دَمَان (damān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَمَان damān	الدَّمَان ad-damān	دَمَان damān
Nominative	دَمَانٌ damānun	الدَّمَانُ ad-damānu	دَمَانُ damānu
Accusative	دَمَانًا damānan	الدَّمَانَ ad-damāna	دَمَانَ damāna
Genitive	دَمَانٍ damānin	الدَّمَانِ ad-damāni	دَمَانِ damāni

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دومن (dümen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dmaːn/

Noun

دمان • (dmān) m (plural دمانات (dmānāt))

1. (nautical) helm, rudder
2. steering wheel