دمية
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Arabic
Etymology
- From د م ي (d-m-y) of دَم (dam, “blood”), deriving from the red ochre paint used to decorate idols, which is suggested by Safaitic 𐪕𐪃𐪚 (dmy /damaya/, “to draw”); alternatively, in reference to the blood sacrifices as a means to appease them. It has the appearance of آدم (ʔādam, “man”), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎄𐎎 (ảdm, “man”) etc.
- Phonologically dubiously and bare of factual basis, alleging that “it has not a spoor of derivation in Arabic”, Fraenkel claimed it being borrowed from Classical Syriac ܕܘܽܡܳܝܳܐ m (dummāyā), Aramaic דְּמָאִין m pl (dmāʾīn, “likenesses, simulacra”), דְּמוּ m (dmū, “likeness, simulacrum”), דְּמוּתָא f (dmūṯā, “likeness, simulacrum”), related to דְּמָא (dmaʾ, “to be similar”), דְּמֵי (dmey, “to be similar”), Classical Syriac ܕܡܳܐ (dmāʾ, “to be similar”), apparently Arabic دَنَا (danā, “to be near”).
Pronunciation
Noun
دُمْيَة • (dumya) f (plural دُمًى (duman))
- statue, statuette, especially a painted idol made of ivory or marble
- an image or effigy
- a dummy, doll, or puppet
- 2018 July 6, “دمية عملاقة على شكل "ترامب رضيع" في سماء لندن أثناء زيارة الرئيس الأمريكي [Giant 'Trump Baby' could fly over London for president's visit]”, in BBC Arabic:
- وجمع ناشطون نحو 18 ألف جنيه استرليني لشراء دمية تنفخ بغاز الهيليوم طولها 6 أمتار، ويقولون إنها تجسد شخصية ترامب بأنه "مزاجي كالأطفال، ومغرور".
- Campaigners raised almost £18,000 for the helium-filled six-metre high figure, which they said reflects Mr Trump's character as an "angry baby with a fragile ego and tiny hands".
Declension
Declension of noun دُمْيَة (dumya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | دُمْيَة dumya |
الدُّمْيَة ad-dumya |
دُمْيَة dumyat |
| Nominative | دُمْيَةٌ dumyatun |
الدُّمْيَةُ ad-dumyatu |
دُمْيَةُ dumyatu |
| Accusative | دُمْيَةً dumyatan |
الدُّمْيَةَ ad-dumyata |
دُمْيَةَ dumyata |
| Genitive | دُمْيَةٍ dumyatin |
الدُّمْيَةِ ad-dumyati |
دُمْيَةِ dumyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | دُمْيَتَيْن dumyatayn |
الدُّمْيَتَيْن ad-dumyatayn |
دُمْيَتَيْ dumyatay |
| Nominative | دُمْيَتَانِ dumyatāni |
الدُّمْيَتَانِ ad-dumyatāni |
دُمْيَتَا dumyatā |
| Accusative | دُمْيَتَيْنِ dumyatayni |
الدُّمْيَتَيْنِ ad-dumyatayni |
دُمْيَتَيْ dumyatay |
| Genitive | دُمْيَتَيْنِ dumyatayni |
الدُّمْيَتَيْنِ ad-dumyatayni |
دُمْيَتَيْ dumyatay |
| Plural | broken plural in ـًى (-an) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | دُمَى dumā |
الدُّمَى ad-dumā |
دُمَى dumā |
| Nominative | دُمًى duman |
الدُّمَى ad-dumā |
دُمَى dumā |
| Accusative | دُمًى duman |
الدُّمَى ad-dumā |
دُمَى dumā |
| Genitive | دُمًى duman |
الدُّمَى ad-dumā |
دُمَى dumā |
References
- “dmw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “dmˀyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “dwmy2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “dmy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 7
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 272
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “دمي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “دمية”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 916–918
- “Proto-Semitic Root *dmy-; Number 2604” in Georgiy Starostin, Tower of Babel, Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin