ديماس

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ديماس

/daj.maːs/
/diː.maːs/

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From Aramaic דִּימוֹסָא (dīmōsā), דִּימוֹסְיָא (dīmōsyā, “public affairs; public property; fiscus; public bath”), ܕܝܡܘܣܝܘܢ (dīmōsyōn, “public affair; public bath; public building; dungeon; treasury; chancellery”), from Ancient Greek δημόσιον (dēmósion, “public building; treasury; public prison; public bath”), the neuter of δημόσιος (dēmósios, “public”).

noun دَيْمَاس · دِيمَاس · daymās · dīmās · دَيَامِيس · دَمَامِيس

any public building, chapter
bathhouse, thermae رَأَيْتُ مُوسَى وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ ضَرْبٌ رَجِلٌ، كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ شَنُوءَةَ، وَرَأَيْتُ عِيسَى، فَإِذَا هُوَ رَجُلٌ رَبْعَةٌ أَحْمَرُ كَأَنَّمَا خَرَجَ مِنْ دِيمَاسٍ
Similar: حَمّام
dungeon, calaboose, can (this first, as a prison is a public building)
souterrain, mattamore
Similar: مَطْمُورة, شُونَة, عَنْبَر
latibulum, lair of a beast
Similar: نَامُوس, قُتْرَة, قُرْمُوص, زَرِيبَة, زَرْب
water reservoir, aquaeduct etc.
Similar: قَادُوس, قَنْطَرَة

In English

dungeon underground prison or vault

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"ديماس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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ديماس. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3

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"ديماس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ديماس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}