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English
Etymology
From Russian ду́ма ( dúma , “ elective legislative assembly ” , originally: “thought” ) , Origin of the Slavic term is disputed. Either of Germanic origin. Doublet of doom . Or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke”), akin to Proto-Slavic *duti (“to blow"), *dymъ (“smoke”). The drink is named after the legislative assembly.
Pronunciation
Noun
duma (plural dumas )
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament ).
1905 , “Russian Duma” in The Outlook Volume 80, 989 :
Hence, while preserving his autocratic power, the Czar decrees a “Gosudarstvennaia Duma,” or State Council. The elections for this Duma will cover the whole territory of the Empire, ...
A drink mixing wine and vodka .
Derived terms
Translations
lower house of Russian national parliament
Anagrams
Afar
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈduma/
Hyphenation: du‧ma
Adverb
dúma
once upon a time
in the beginning
Postposition
dúma
( + -k form ) before
Anú okmék dúma . ― Before I eat.
Noun
dúma m
precedence
former time
Declension
Declension of dúma
absolutive
dúma
predicative
dúma
subjective
dumí
genitive
dumí
References
E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985 ) “dùma”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English) , University of London, →ISBN
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004 ) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture , L'Hammartan, →ISBN , page 37
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015 ) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie) , Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Bikol Central
Noun
duma
tuber
Hausa
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
dumā m (plural dumā̀mē , possessed form duman )
calabash , gourd (Lagenaria siceraria )
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
dumā̀ (grade 1 )
To put one's mouth deeply into something
( with an indirect object ) To strike a person with something
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian ду́ма ( dúma , “ duma ” ) .
Noun
duma (usually uncountable , plural dumák )
( historical ) duma
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Romani dùma ( “ speech ” ) , from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *duma .
Noun
duma (countable and uncountable , plural dumák )
( colloquial ) talk , chat
( colloquial ) bullshit , lie
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
( duma ) : duma in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
( talk, chat ) : duma in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
duma in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language ] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó , 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024) .
Kituba
Verb
duma
to thunder
Latvian
Adjective
duma
( dialectal form ) genitive singular masculine of dums
( dialectal form ) nominative singular feminine of dums
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dùma .
Verb
-duma
to thunder , to rumble
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
Northern Sotho
Etymology 1
Verb
duma
to want
to wish
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *-dùma .
Verb
duma
to thunder
Pali
Alternative scripts
𑀤𑀼𑀫 ( Brahmi script ) दुम ( Devanagari script ) দুম ( Bengali script ) දුම ( Sinhalese script ) ဒုမ or ၻုမ ( Burmese script ) ทุม or ทุมะ ( Thai script ) ᨴᩩᨾ ( Tai Tham script ) ທຸມ or ທຸມະ ( Lao script ) ទុម ( Khmer script ) 𑄘𑄪𑄟 ( Chakma script )
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit द्रुम ( druma , “ tree ” ) .
Noun
duma m
tree
Declension
Declension table of "duma" (masculine)
References
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duma . Doublet of Duma .
Noun
duma f
pride ( sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one )
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ukrainian ду́ма ( dúma ) .
Noun
duma f
dumka ( individual composition in the genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine )
Synonym: dumka
dumka ( literary work based on such a composition )
Synonym: dumka
Declension
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
duma
third-person singular present of dumać
Further reading
duma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
duma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
duma in PWN's encyclopedia
Portuguese
Etymology
From earlier d'uma , de ( “ of ” ) + uma ( “ feminine singular indefinite article ” ) .
Pronunciation
Contraction
duma f sg
Contraction of de uma ( “ of/from a ( feminine ) ” ) : feminine singular of dum
1877 , Unknown, A boneca , compiled in Contos para a Infância , Guerra Junqueiro:
Deixe-me agora, leitor, contar-lhe uma história — a história duma boneca! Now let me, reader, tell you a story - the story of a doll!
Southern Ndebele
Relative
-dúma
tasteless , flavourless
Inflection
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
duma (n class , plural duma )
cheetah
Zulu
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /dúːma/
Relative
-dúma
tasteless , flavourless
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *-dùma .
The expected reflex would be -vuma . It is likely that this is a back formation from indumo , from Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀ma , a variant of Proto-Bantu *-dùma .
Verb
-duma
( intransitive ) to be noisy
( intransitive ) to roar , to thunder
( intransitive ) to be famous , to be renowned
Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive
ukuduma
Positive
Negative
Infinitive
ukuduma
ukungadumi
Imperative
Simple
+ object concord
Singular
duma
-dume
Plural
dumani
-dumeni
Present
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyaduma , ngiduma
engidumayo , engiduma
ngiduma
angidumi
engingadumi
ngingadumi
2nd singular
uyaduma , uduma
odumayo , oduma
uduma
awudumi
ongadumi
ungadumi
1st plural
siyaduma , siduma
esidumayo , esiduma
siduma
asidumi
esingadumi
singadumi
2nd plural
niyaduma , niduma
enidumayo , eniduma
niduma
anidumi
eningadumi
ningadumi
Class 1
uyaduma , uduma
odumayo , oduma
eduma
akadumi
ongadumi
engadumi
Class 2
bayaduma , baduma
abadumayo , abaduma
beduma
abadumi
abangadumi
bengadumi
Class 3
uyaduma , uduma
odumayo , oduma
uduma
awudumi
ongadumi
ungadumi
Class 4
iyaduma , iduma
edumayo , eduma
iduma
ayidumi
engadumi
ingadumi
Class 5
liyaduma , liduma
elidumayo , eliduma
liduma
alidumi
elingadumi
lingadumi
Class 6
ayaduma , aduma
adumayo , aduma
eduma
awadumi
angadumi
engadumi
Class 7
siyaduma , siduma
esidumayo , esiduma
siduma
asidumi
esingadumi
singadumi
Class 8
ziyaduma , ziduma
ezidumayo , eziduma
ziduma
azidumi
ezingadumi
zingadumi
Class 9
iyaduma , iduma
edumayo , eduma
iduma
ayidumi
engadumi
ingadumi
Class 10
ziyaduma , ziduma
ezidumayo , eziduma
ziduma
azidumi
ezingadumi
zingadumi
Class 11
luyaduma , luduma
oludumayo , oluduma
luduma
aludumi
olungadumi
lungadumi
Class 14
buyaduma , buduma
obudumayo , obuduma
buduma
abudumi
obungadumi
bungadumi
Class 15
kuyaduma , kuduma
okudumayo , okuduma
kuduma
akudumi
okungadumi
kungadumi
Class 17
kuyaduma , kuduma
okudumayo , okuduma
kuduma
akudumi
okungadumi
kungadumi
Recent past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngidumile , ngidumē
engidumile , engidumē
ngidumile , ngidumē
angidumanga
engingadumanga
ngingadumanga
2nd singular
udumile , udumē
odumile , odumē
udumile , udumē
awudumanga
ongadumanga
ungadumanga
1st plural
sidumile , sidumē
esidumile , esidumē
sidumile , sidumē
asidumanga
esingadumanga
singadumanga
2nd plural
nidumile , nidumē
enidumile , enidumē
nidumile , nidumē
anidumanga
eningadumanga
ningadumanga
Class 1
udumile , udumē
odumile , odumē
edumile , edumē
akadumanga
ongadumanga
engadumanga
Class 2
badumile , badumē
abadumile , abadumē
bedumile , bedumē
abadumanga
abangadumanga
bengadumanga
Class 3
udumile , udumē
odumile , odumē
udumile , udumē
awudumanga
ongadumanga
ungadumanga
Class 4
idumile , idumē
edumile , edumē
idumile , idumē
ayidumanga
engadumanga
ingadumanga
Class 5
lidumile , lidumē
elidumile , elidumē
lidumile , lidumē
alidumanga
elingadumanga
lingadumanga
Class 6
adumile , adumē
adumile , adumē
edumile , edumē
awadumanga
angadumanga
engadumanga
Class 7
sidumile , sidumē
esidumile , esidumē
sidumile , sidumē
asidumanga
esingadumanga
singadumanga
Class 8
zidumile , zidumē
ezidumile , ezidumē
zidumile , zidumē
azidumanga
ezingadumanga
zingadumanga
Class 9
idumile , idumē
edumile , edumē
idumile , idumē
ayidumanga
engadumanga
ingadumanga
Class 10
zidumile , zidumē
ezidumile , ezidumē
zidumile , zidumē
azidumanga
ezingadumanga
zingadumanga
Class 11
ludumile , ludumē
oludumile , oludumē
ludumile , ludumē
aludumanga
olungadumanga
lungadumanga
Class 14
budumile , budumē
obudumile , obudumē
budumile , budumē
abudumanga
obungadumanga
bungadumanga
Class 15
kudumile , kudumē
okudumile , okudumē
kudumile , kudumē
akudumanga
okungadumanga
kungadumanga
Class 17
kudumile , kudumē
okudumile , okudumē
kudumile , kudumē
akudumanga
okungadumanga
kungadumanga
Remote past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngāduma
engāduma
ngāduma
angidumanga
engingadumanga
ngingadumanga
2nd singular
wāduma
owāduma
wāduma
awudumanga
ongadumanga
ungadumanga
1st plural
sāduma
esāduma
sāduma
asidumanga
esingadumanga
singadumanga
2nd plural
nāduma
enāduma
nāduma
anidumanga
eningadumanga
ningadumanga
Class 1
wāduma
owāduma
āduma
akadumanga
ongadumanga
engadumanga
Class 2
bāduma
abāduma
bāduma
abadumanga
abangadumanga
bengadumanga
Class 3
wāduma
owāduma
wāduma
awudumanga
ongadumanga
ungadumanga
Class 4
yāduma
eyāduma
yāduma
ayidumanga
engadumanga
ingadumanga
Class 5
lāduma
elāduma
lāduma
alidumanga
elingadumanga
lingadumanga
Class 6
āduma
āduma
āduma
awadumanga
angadumanga
engadumanga
Class 7
sāduma
esāduma
sāduma
asidumanga
esingadumanga
singadumanga
Class 8
zāduma
ezāduma
zāduma
azidumanga
ezingadumanga
zingadumanga
Class 9
yāduma
eyāduma
yāduma
ayidumanga
engadumanga
ingadumanga
Class 10
zāduma
ezāduma
zāduma
azidumanga
ezingadumanga
zingadumanga
Class 11
lwāduma
olwāduma
lwāduma
aludumanga
olungadumanga
lungadumanga
Class 14
bāduma
obāduma
bāduma
abudumanga
obungadumanga
bungadumanga
Class 15
kwāduma
okwāduma
kwāduma
akudumanga
okungadumanga
kungadumanga
Class 17
kwāduma
okwāduma
kwāduma
akudumanga
okungadumanga
kungadumanga
Potential
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngingaduma
—
ngingaduma
ngingedume
—
ngingedume
2nd singular
ungaduma
—
ungaduma
ungedume
—
ungedume
1st plural
singaduma
—
singaduma
singedume
—
singedume
2nd plural
ningaduma
—
ningaduma
ningedume
—
ningedume
Class 1
angaduma
—
engaduma
angedume
—
engedume
Class 2
bangaduma
—
bengaduma
bangedume
—
bengedume
Class 3
ungaduma
—
ungaduma
ungedume
—
ungedume
Class 4
ingaduma
—
ingaduma
ingedume
—
ingedume
Class 5
lingaduma
—
lingaduma
lingedume
—
lingedume
Class 6
angaduma
—
engaduma
angedume
—
engedume
Class 7
singaduma
—
singaduma
singedume
—
singedume
Class 8
zingaduma
—
zingaduma
zingedume
—
zingedume
Class 9
ingaduma
—
ingaduma
ingedume
—
ingedume
Class 10
zingaduma
—
zingaduma
zingedume
—
zingedume
Class 11
lungaduma
—
lungaduma
lungedume
—
lungedume
Class 14
bungaduma
—
bungaduma
bungedume
—
bungedume
Class 15
kungaduma
—
kungaduma
kungedume
—
kungedume
Class 17
kungaduma
—
kungaduma
kungedume
—
kungedume
Immediate future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngizoduma
engizoduma
ngizoduma
angizuduma
engingezuduma
ngingezuduma
2nd singular
uzoduma
ozoduma
uzoduma
awuzuduma
ongezuduma
ungezuduma
1st plural
sizoduma
esizoduma
sizoduma
asizuduma
esingezuduma
singezuduma
2nd plural
nizoduma
enizoduma
nizoduma
anizuduma
eningezuduma
ningezuduma
Class 1
uzoduma
ozoduma
ezoduma
akazuduma
ongezuduma
engezuduma
Class 2
bazoduma
abazoduma
bezoduma
abazuduma
abangezuduma
bengezuduma
Class 3
uzoduma
ozoduma
uzoduma
awuzuduma
ongezuduma
ungezuduma
Class 4
izoduma
ezoduma
izoduma
ayizuduma
engezuduma
ingezuduma
Class 5
lizoduma
elizoduma
lizoduma
alizuduma
elingezuduma
lingezuduma
Class 6
azoduma
azoduma
ezoduma
awazuduma
angezuduma
engezuduma
Class 7
sizoduma
esizoduma
sizoduma
asizuduma
esingezuduma
singezuduma
Class 8
zizoduma
ezizoduma
zizoduma
azizuduma
ezingezuduma
zingezuduma
Class 9
izoduma
ezoduma
izoduma
ayizuduma
engezuduma
ingezuduma
Class 10
zizoduma
ezizoduma
zizoduma
azizuduma
ezingezuduma
zingezuduma
Class 11
luzoduma
oluzoduma
luzoduma
aluzuduma
olungezuduma
lungezuduma
Class 14
buzoduma
obuzoduma
buzoduma
abuzuduma
obungezuduma
bungezuduma
Class 15
kuzoduma
okuzoduma
kuzoduma
akuzuduma
okungezuduma
kungezuduma
Class 17
kuzoduma
okuzoduma
kuzoduma
akuzuduma
okungezuduma
kungezuduma
Remote future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyoduma
engiyoduma
ngiyoduma
angiyuduma
engingeyuduma
ngingeyuduma
2nd singular
uyoduma
oyoduma
uyoduma
awuyuduma
ongeyuduma
ungeyuduma
1st plural
siyoduma
esiyoduma
siyoduma
asiyuduma
esingeyuduma
singeyuduma
2nd plural
niyoduma
eniyoduma
niyoduma
aniyuduma
eningeyuduma
ningeyuduma
Class 1
uyoduma
oyoduma
eyoduma
akayuduma
ongeyuduma
engeyuduma
Class 2
bayoduma
abayoduma
beyoduma
abayuduma
abangeyuduma
bengeyuduma
Class 3
uyoduma
oyoduma
uyoduma
awuyuduma
ongeyuduma
ungeyuduma
Class 4
iyoduma
eyoduma
iyoduma
ayiyuduma
engeyuduma
ingeyuduma
Class 5
liyoduma
eliyoduma
liyoduma
aliyuduma
elingeyuduma
lingeyuduma
Class 6
ayoduma
ayoduma
eyoduma
awayuduma
angeyuduma
engeyuduma
Class 7
siyoduma
esiyoduma
siyoduma
asiyuduma
esingeyuduma
singeyuduma
Class 8
ziyoduma
eziyoduma
ziyoduma
aziyuduma
ezingeyuduma
zingeyuduma
Class 9
iyoduma
eyoduma
iyoduma
ayiyuduma
engeyuduma
ingeyuduma
Class 10
ziyoduma
eziyoduma
ziyoduma
aziyuduma
ezingeyuduma
zingeyuduma
Class 11
luyoduma
oluyoduma
luyoduma
aluyuduma
olungeyuduma
lungeyuduma
Class 14
buyoduma
obuyoduma
buyoduma
abuyuduma
obungeyuduma
bungeyuduma
Class 15
kuyoduma
okuyoduma
kuyoduma
akuyuduma
okungeyuduma
kungeyuduma
Class 17
kuyoduma
okuyoduma
kuyoduma
akuyuduma
okungeyuduma
kungeyuduma
Present subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngidume
ngingadumi
2nd singular
udume
ungadumi
1st plural
sidume
singadumi
2nd plural
nidume
ningadumi
Class 1
adume
angadumi
Class 2
badume
bangadumi
Class 3
udume
ungadumi
Class 4
idume
ingadumi
Class 5
lidume
lingadumi
Class 6
adume
angadumi
Class 7
sidume
singadumi
Class 8
zidume
zingadumi
Class 9
idume
ingadumi
Class 10
zidume
zingadumi
Class 11
ludume
lungadumi
Class 14
budume
bungadumi
Class 15
kudume
kungadumi
Class 17
kudume
kungadumi
Past subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngaduma
ngangaduma , angaduma , angangaduma
2nd singular
waduma
wangaduma , awaduma , awangaduma
1st plural
saduma
sangaduma , asaduma , asangaduma
2nd plural
naduma
nangaduma , anaduma , anangaduma
Class 1
waduma
wangaduma , akaduma , akangaduma
Class 2
baduma
bangaduma , abaduma , abangaduma
Class 3
waduma
wangaduma , awaduma , awangaduma
Class 4
yaduma
yangaduma , ayaduma , ayangaduma
Class 5
laduma
langaduma , aladuma , alangaduma
Class 6
aduma
angaduma , awaduma , awangaduma
Class 7
saduma
sangaduma , asaduma , asangaduma
Class 8
zaduma
zangaduma , azaduma , azangaduma
Class 9
yaduma
yangaduma , ayaduma , ayangaduma
Class 10
zaduma
zangaduma , azaduma , azangaduma
Class 11
lwaduma
lwangaduma , alwaduma , alwangaduma
Class 14
baduma
bangaduma , abaduma , abangaduma
Class 15
kwaduma
kwangaduma , akwaduma , akwangaduma
Class 17
kwaduma
kwangaduma , akwaduma , akwangaduma
References