دماغ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د م غ (d-m-ḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.maːɣ/

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Noun

دِمَاغ • (dimāḡ) m (plural أَدْمِغَة (ʔadmiḡa) or دُمُغٌ (dumuḡun)) (countable)

1. (anatomy) the organ of nervous tissue enclosed in the skull of a number of animals, the brain

   Hypernyms: مُخّ (muḵḵ, “the cerebrum”), مُخَّيْخ (muḵḵayḵ, “the cerebellum”)

Declension

Declension of noun دِمَاغ (dimāḡ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِمَاغ dimāḡ	الدِّمَاغ ad-dimāḡ	دِمَاغ dimāḡ
Nominative	دِمَاغٌ dimāḡun	الدِّمَاغُ ad-dimāḡu	دِمَاغُ dimāḡu
Accusative	دِمَاغًا dimāḡan	الدِّمَاغَ ad-dimāḡa	دِمَاغَ dimāḡa
Genitive	دِمَاغٍ dimāḡin	الدِّمَاغِ ad-dimāḡi	دِمَاغِ dimāḡi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِمَاغَيْن dimāḡayn	الدِّمَاغَيْن ad-dimāḡayn	دِمَاغَيْ dimāḡay
Nominative	دِمَاغَانِ dimāḡāni	الدِّمَاغَانِ ad-dimāḡāni	دِمَاغَا dimāḡā
Accusative	دِمَاغَيْنِ dimāḡayni	الدِّمَاغَيْنِ ad-dimāḡayni	دِمَاغَيْ dimāḡay
Genitive	دِمَاغَيْنِ dimāḡayni	الدِّمَاغَيْنِ ad-dimāḡayni	دِمَاغَيْ dimāḡay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَدْمِغَة‎; دُمُغ ʔadmiḡa‎; dumuḡ	الْأَدْمِغَة‎; الدُّمُغ al-ʔadmiḡa‎; ad-dumuḡ	أَدْمِغَة‎; دُمُغ ʔadmiḡat‎; dumuḡ
Nominative	أَدْمِغَةٌ‎; دُمُغٌ ʔadmiḡatun‎; dumuḡun	الْأَدْمِغَةُ‎; الدُّمُغُ al-ʔadmiḡatu‎; ad-dumuḡu	أَدْمِغَةُ‎; دُمُغُ ʔadmiḡatu‎; dumuḡu
Accusative	أَدْمِغَةً‎; دُمُغًا ʔadmiḡatan‎; dumuḡan	الْأَدْمِغَةَ‎; الدُّمُغَ al-ʔadmiḡata‎; ad-dumuḡa	أَدْمِغَةَ‎; دُمُغَ ʔadmiḡata‎; dumuḡa
Genitive	أَدْمِغَةٍ‎; دُمُغٍ ʔadmiḡatin‎; dumuḡin	الْأَدْمِغَةِ‎; الدُّمُغِ al-ʔadmiḡati‎; ad-dumuḡi	أَدْمِغَةِ‎; دُمُغِ ʔadmiḡati‎; dumuḡi

Derived terms

• دِمَاغِيّ (dimāḡiyy, “cerebral”)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دماغ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

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Chagatai

Etymology

From Arabic دِمَاغ (dimāḡ).

Noun

دماغ (damāğ)

1. brain

References

• András J. E. Bodrogligeti, A Grammar of Chagatay

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Egyptian Arabic

Noun

دماغ • (dimāḡ) m

1. (countable) the upper front part of the body of an animal, the head

   ضربت الصرصار على دماغ كسّمه! ― I bashed the cockroach on its fucking head!

   شغّلي دماغك معايا بقا! ― Come on! Use your head, girl!

   Synonym: راس (rās)

   1. (of humans) the crown of the head; the scalp

      رحتله علشان يحلقلك دماغك. ― I/you went to him to get your head shaved.

2. (uncountable) mind; intelligence; reason

   عاملّي فيها راجل دماغه متفتّحه! ― And you are/he is acting and pretending to be such an open-minded man!

   دا طلع عنده دماغ فعلا. ― It seems that he really has a head after all.

   كبّر دماغك. ― Never mind it./Ignore it./Don't worry about it. [Literally, "Enlarge/expand your head"]

   Synonym: عقل (ʿaʾl)

3. (countable, uncommon) the brain

   Synonym: مخ (muḵḵ)

4. (uncountable, informal) the state or feeling of being under the effect of a drug; euphoria, excitement, or stupor from narcosis; being, looking, sounding, or feeling high or stoned

   دا شكله عامل دماغ. ― He looks high.

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic دِمَاغ (dimāḡ, “brain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪imɒːɣ]

Readings
Classical reading?	d
Dari reading?	d
Iranian reading?	d
Tajik reading?	d

Noun

Dari	دماغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	димоғ

دماغ • (damâğ)

1. (Iran) nose
2. (Iran) figurative senses
   1. vanity, pride
   2. strong inclination
   3. disposition, condition, mood

      Synonym: حال (hâl)

3. (Dari, otherwise archaic) brain, conceit

Synonyms

• بینی (bini)

• مغز (maġz)
• ذهن (zihn)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “دماغ”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دماغ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دِمَاغ (dimāḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dmaɣ/, [dmæːɣ]

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Noun

دماغ • (dmāḡ) f (plural أدمغة (ʾadmiḡa))

1. brain

   Synonym: مخ (muḵḵ)

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Southwestern Fars

Noun

دماغ (domâğ)

1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) nose

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دماغ (dimâgh, “brain, conceit”), from Arabic دِمَاغ (dimāḡ, “brain”).

Noun

دماغ • (dimāġ) m (Hindi spelling दिमाग़)

1. (anatomy) brain, cerebrum
2. brain (intellect), mind
3. conceit, pride

Synonyms

• (brain): بھیجا (bhejā), مغز (maġz)
• (mind): ذہن (zahn)
• (pride): گھمنڈ (ghamanḍ), غرور (ġurūr)

References

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