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Hebrew
Etymology
Compare Akkadian 𒁕𒄠𒌈 (/damtu, dattu/, “the figure of a man”), Aramaic דְּמוּתָא (d'muta).
Pronunciation
Noun
דְּמוּת • (dmut) f (plural indefinite דמויות / דְּמֻיּוֹת, singular construct דְּמוּת־, plural construct דמויות / דְּמֻיּוֹת־)
- An image, a picture, a likeness.
- (in construct forms) A likeness: something that closely resembles (something else).
- A character in a story.
- An exemplar, a paragon, a picture, a model.
- (דְּמוּת־, dmut-) Singular construct state form of דְּמוּת.
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