דמות
Hebrew
Etymology
From the root ד־מ־ה (d-m-); compare Akkadian 𒁕𒄠𒌈 (/damtu, dattu/, “the figure of a man”), Aramaic דְּמוּתָא (d'muta).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /dmut/
Noun
דְּמוּת • (d'mút) f (plural indefinite דמויות \ דְּמֻיּוֹת, singular construct דְּמוּת־, plural construct דמויות \ דְּמֻיּוֹת־)
Usage notes
- In addition to the plural form דמויות \ דְּמֻיּוֹת (d'muyót) given above, in Medieval Hebrew the forms דְּמוּתִים (d'mutím) and דְּמוּתוֹת (d'mutót) are attested as well.
References
- “דְּמוּת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 227.
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