دمعة

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Compare Hebrew דִּמְעָה (dim'á, dimʿā) and Ugaritic 𐎄𐎎𐎓𐎚 (dmʿt).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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دَمْعَة (damʕaf (singulative, collective دَمْع m (damʕ), plural دُمُوع (dumūʕ) or أَدْمُع (ʔadmuʕ))

  1. a tear (drop of salty liquid resulting from crying)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Egyptian Arabic: دمعة (damʕa)
  • Hijazi Arabic: دمعة (damʕa)
  • Maltese: demgħa
  • Moroccan Arabic: دمعة (damʕa)

References

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Moroccan Arabic

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Root
د م ع
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic دَمْعَة (damʕa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dam.ʕa/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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دمعة (damʕaf (plural دموع (dmūʕ))

  1. a tear (drop of salty liquid resulting from crying)