ضمة

العربية

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ضمة

/dˤam.ma/

Where it comes from

Instance noun of the Form I verb ضَمَّ (ḍamma, “to embrace; to gather; to compress the lips”), from the root ض م م (ḍ m m). When used to describe the vowel ـُ (u), ضَمَّة (ḍamma) means “an instance of [lip-]rounding”, since u is the only short vowel in Arabic that is pronounced with lip-rounding.

noun ضَمَّة · ḍamma · ضَمَّات · الضَّمَّة

an embracing
a number of horses assembled from every quarter for a race
damma, ḍamma, the diacritic in the Arabic script that represents the vowel /u/, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter: ـُ

In English

embrace act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest —
hug affectionate embrace
damma an Arabic diacritic denoting the vowel point "u" (ḍamma)

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"ضمة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B6%D9%85%D8%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ضمة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B6%D9%85%D8%A9

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"ضمة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B6%D9%85%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ضمة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B6%D9%85%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}