دوم

Arabic

Root
د و م (d w m)
13 terms

Etymology 1.1

Verb

دَوَّمَ • (dawwama) II (non-past يُدَوِّمُ (yudawwimu), verbal noun تَدْوِيم (tadwīm))

1. (intransitive) to turn in a circle, to rotate, to spin, to twirl
2. (transitive) to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twirl (something)

Declension

Conjugation of دَوَّمَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَدْوِيم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَدْوِيم tadwīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُدَوِّم mudawwim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُدَوَّم mudawwam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَوَّمْتُ dawwamtu	دَوَّمْتَ dawwamta	دَوَّمَ dawwama		دَوَّمْتُمَا dawwamtumā	دَوَّمَا dawwamā		دَوَّمْنَا dawwamnā	دَوَّمْتُمْ dawwamtum	دَوَّمُوا dawwamū
	f		دَوَّمْتِ dawwamti	دَوَّمَتْ dawwamat			دَوَّمَتَا dawwamatā			دَوَّمْتُنَّ dawwamtunna	دَوَّمْنَ dawwamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَوِّمُ ʔudawwimu	تُدَوِّمُ tudawwimu	يُدَوِّمُ yudawwimu		تُدَوِّمَانِ tudawwimāni	يُدَوِّمَانِ yudawwimāni		نُدَوِّمُ nudawwimu	تُدَوِّمُونَ tudawwimūna	يُدَوِّمُونَ yudawwimūna
	f		تُدَوِّمِينَ tudawwimīna	تُدَوِّمُ tudawwimu			تُدَوِّمَانِ tudawwimāni			تُدَوِّمْنَ tudawwimna	يُدَوِّمْنَ yudawwimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَوِّمَ ʔudawwima	تُدَوِّمَ tudawwima	يُدَوِّمَ yudawwima		تُدَوِّمَا tudawwimā	يُدَوِّمَا yudawwimā		نُدَوِّمَ nudawwima	تُدَوِّمُوا tudawwimū	يُدَوِّمُوا yudawwimū
	f		تُدَوِّمِي tudawwimī	تُدَوِّمَ tudawwima			تُدَوِّمَا tudawwimā			تُدَوِّمْنَ tudawwimna	يُدَوِّمْنَ yudawwimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَوِّمْ ʔudawwim	تُدَوِّمْ tudawwim	يُدَوِّمْ yudawwim		تُدَوِّمَا tudawwimā	يُدَوِّمَا yudawwimā		نُدَوِّمْ nudawwim	تُدَوِّمُوا tudawwimū	يُدَوِّمُوا yudawwimū
	f		تُدَوِّمِي tudawwimī	تُدَوِّمْ tudawwim			تُدَوِّمَا tudawwimā			تُدَوِّمْنَ tudawwimna	يُدَوِّمْنَ yudawwimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دَوِّمْ dawwim			دَوِّمَا dawwimā				دَوِّمُوا dawwimū
	f		دَوِّمِي dawwimī							دَوِّمْنَ dawwimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُوِّمْتُ duwwimtu	دُوِّمْتَ duwwimta	دُوِّمَ duwwima		دُوِّمْتُمَا duwwimtumā	دُوِّمَا duwwimā		دُوِّمْنَا duwwimnā	دُوِّمْتُمْ duwwimtum	دُوِّمُوا duwwimū
	f		دُوِّمْتِ duwwimti	دُوِّمَتْ duwwimat			دُوِّمَتَا duwwimatā			دُوِّمْتُنَّ duwwimtunna	دُوِّمْنَ duwwimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَوَّمُ ʔudawwamu	تُدَوَّمُ tudawwamu	يُدَوَّمُ yudawwamu		تُدَوَّمَانِ tudawwamāni	يُدَوَّمَانِ yudawwamāni		نُدَوَّمُ nudawwamu	تُدَوَّمُونَ tudawwamūna	يُدَوَّمُونَ yudawwamūna
	f		تُدَوَّمِينَ tudawwamīna	تُدَوَّمُ tudawwamu			تُدَوَّمَانِ tudawwamāni			تُدَوَّمْنَ tudawwamna	يُدَوَّمْنَ yudawwamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَوَّمَ ʔudawwama	تُدَوَّمَ tudawwama	يُدَوَّمَ yudawwama		تُدَوَّمَا tudawwamā	يُدَوَّمَا yudawwamā		نُدَوَّمَ nudawwama	تُدَوَّمُوا tudawwamū	يُدَوَّمُوا yudawwamū
	f		تُدَوَّمِي tudawwamī	تُدَوَّمَ tudawwama			تُدَوَّمَا tudawwamā			تُدَوَّمْنَ tudawwamna	يُدَوَّمْنَ yudawwamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَوَّمْ ʔudawwam	تُدَوَّمْ tudawwam	يُدَوَّمْ yudawwam		تُدَوَّمَا tudawwamā	يُدَوَّمَا yudawwamā		نُدَوَّمْ nudawwam	تُدَوَّمُوا tudawwamū	يُدَوَّمُوا yudawwamū
	f		تُدَوَّمِي tudawwamī	تُدَوَّمْ tudawwam			تُدَوَّمَا tudawwamā			تُدَوَّمْنَ tudawwamna	يُدَوَّمْنَ yudawwamna

Etymology 1.2

Noun

دَوْم • (dawm) m

1. verbal noun of دَامَ (dāma) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun دَوْم (dawm)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْم dawm	الدَّوْم ad-dawm	دَوْم dawm
nominative	دَوْمٌ dawmun	الدَّوْمُ ad-dawmu	دَوْمُ dawmu
accusative	دَوْمًا dawman	الدَّوْمَ ad-dawma	دَوْمَ dawma
genitive	دَوْمٍ dawmin	الدَّوْمِ ad-dawmi	دَوْمِ dawmi

Etymology 2

Noun

دَوْم

دَوْم • (dawm) m (collective, singulative دَوْمَة f (dawma))

1. Mediterranean fan palm (Chamaerops humilis)
   • c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʔaḥmad ibn al-ʕawwām], edited by José Antonio Banqueri, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 1, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802^IA, Cap. 8, Art. 4, page 439:

Usage notes

Frequently confused with or used in Vulgar Arabic for gingerbread palm (Hyphaene thebaica, مُقْل (muql)), see doum palm and its translations.

Declension

Declension of noun دَوْم (dawm)

collective	basic collective triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْم dawm	الدَّوْم ad-dawm	دَوْم dawm
nominative	دَوْمٌ dawmun	الدَّوْمُ ad-dawmu	دَوْمُ dawmu
accusative	دَوْمًا dawman	الدَّوْمَ ad-dawma	دَوْمَ dawma
genitive	دَوْمٍ dawmin	الدَّوْمِ ad-dawmi	دَوْمِ dawmi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْمَة dawma	الدَّوْمَة ad-dawma	دَوْمَة dawmat
nominative	دَوْمَةٌ dawmatun	الدَّوْمَةُ ad-dawmatu	دَوْمَةُ dawmatu
accusative	دَوْمَةً dawmatan	الدَّوْمَةَ ad-dawmata	دَوْمَةَ dawmata
genitive	دَوْمَةٍ dawmatin	الدَّوْمَةِ ad-dawmati	دَوْمَةِ dawmati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْمَتَيْن dawmatayn	الدَّوْمَتَيْن ad-dawmatayn	دَوْمَتَيْ dawmatay
nominative	دَوْمَتَانِ dawmatāni	الدَّوْمَتَانِ ad-dawmatāni	دَوْمَتَا dawmatā
accusative	دَوْمَتَيْنِ dawmatayni	الدَّوْمَتَيْنِ ad-dawmatayni	دَوْمَتَيْ dawmatay
genitive	دَوْمَتَيْنِ dawmatayni	الدَّوْمَتَيْنِ ad-dawmatayni	دَوْمَتَيْ dawmatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْمَات dawmāt	الدَّوْمَات ad-dawmāt	دَوْمَات dawmāt
nominative	دَوْمَاتٌ dawmātun	الدَّوْمَاتُ ad-dawmātu	دَوْمَاتُ dawmātu
accusative	دَوْمَاتٍ dawmātin	الدَّوْمَاتِ ad-dawmāti	دَوْمَاتِ dawmāti
genitive	دَوْمَاتٍ dawmātin	الدَّوْمَاتِ ad-dawmāti	دَوْمَاتِ dawmāti

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

• دُمْ (dum)

Noun

دُومْ or دَومْ • (dūm or dom) m

1. Middle Belarusian Arabica spelling of домъ (dom, “home, house”)

Persian

Persian numbers ^(edit)

	20
←  1	۲ 2	3  →
Cardinal: دو (do)     Ordinal: دوم (dovom)

Etymology

From دو (do, “two”) +‎ ـم (-om, “-th, -nd (ordinal number suffix))”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /du.ˈwum/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.wʊ́m]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.wʊ́m]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪uː.jʊ́m]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪u.wúm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ov.vom]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪u.júm], [d̪u.vum]

Readings
Classical reading?	duwum
Dari reading?	duwum
Iranian reading?	dovvom
Tajik reading?	duyum, duvum

Adjective

Dari	دوم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дуюм, дувум

دوم • (dovvom)

1. second

Alternative forms

• دویم (dūyum)

Urdu

Alternative forms

• دویَم (doyam), دوئم (doem)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دُوُم (duwum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.ʋəm/

Adjective

دُوَم • (duvam) (Hindi spelling दुवम)

1. second

   Synonym: دُوسْرا (dūsrā)

References

• “دوم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “دوم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.