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Meaning of damma | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. In the Arabic script, the vowel point for u, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter ( ـُ ) and designating a short u /u/. If the Arabic letter و (wāw) immediately follows, it indicates a long ū /uː/.
  2. In Iranian Persian ـُ represents the vowel /o/. If the letter ـو immediately follows it represents the diphthong /ow/. This usage differs from other Arabic script languages and from classical Persian, in which the diphthong /ow/ did not occur.

Equivalents

العربية ضمة
Deutsch Damma
Français damma
日本語 たんま
한국어 담마
Kurdî پیش
Русский да́мма
Türkçe ötre
اردو پیش ضَمَّہ

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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