دوم

Arabic

Root
د و م (d-w-m)

Noun

دَوْم • (dawm) m

1. verbal noun of دَامَ (dāma) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun دَوْم (dawm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوْم dawm	الدَّوْم ad-dawm	دَوْم dawm
Nominative	دَوْمٌ dawmun	الدَّوْمُ ad-dawmu	دَوْمُ dawmu
Accusative	دَوْمًا dawman	الدَّوْمَ ad-dawma	دَوْمَ dawma
Genitive	دَوْمٍ dawmin	الدَّوْمِ ad-dawmi	دَوْمِ dawmi

Noun

دَوْم

دَوْم • (dawm) m (collective, singulative دَوْمَة f (dawma))

1. Mediterranean fan palm (Chamaerops humilis)
   • c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʔaḥmad ibn al-ʕawwām], edited by José Antonio Banqueri, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 1, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802^IA, Cap. 8, Art. 4, page 439:

Usage notes

Frequently confused with or used in Vulgar Arabic for gingerbread palm (Hyphaene thebaica, مُقْل (muql)), see doum palm and its translations.

Declension

Declension of noun دَوْم (dawm)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوْم dawm	الدَّوْم ad-dawm	دَوْم dawm
Nominative	دَوْمٌ dawmun	الدَّوْمُ ad-dawmu	دَوْمُ dawmu
Accusative	دَوْمًا dawman	الدَّوْمَ ad-dawma	دَوْمَ dawma
Genitive	دَوْمٍ dawmin	الدَّوْمِ ad-dawmi	دَوْمِ dawmi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوْمَة dawma	الدَّوْمَة ad-dawma	دَوْمَة dawmat
Nominative	دَوْمَةٌ dawmatun	الدَّوْمَةُ ad-dawmatu	دَوْمَةُ dawmatu
Accusative	دَوْمَةً dawmatan	الدَّوْمَةَ ad-dawmata	دَوْمَةَ dawmata
Genitive	دَوْمَةٍ dawmatin	الدَّوْمَةِ ad-dawmati	دَوْمَةِ dawmati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوْمَتَيْن dawmatayn	الدَّوْمَتَيْن ad-dawmatayn	دَوْمَتَيْ dawmatay
Nominative	دَوْمَتَانِ dawmatāni	الدَّوْمَتَانِ ad-dawmatāni	دَوْمَتَا dawmatā
Accusative	دَوْمَتَيْنِ dawmatayni	الدَّوْمَتَيْنِ ad-dawmatayni	دَوْمَتَيْ dawmatay
Genitive	دَوْمَتَيْنِ dawmatayni	الدَّوْمَتَيْنِ ad-dawmatayni	دَوْمَتَيْ dawmatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوْمَات dawmāt	الدَّوْمَات ad-dawmāt	دَوْمَات dawmāt
Nominative	دَوْمَاتٌ dawmātun	الدَّوْمَاتُ ad-dawmātu	دَوْمَاتُ dawmātu
Accusative	دَوْمَاتٍ dawmātin	الدَّوْمَاتِ ad-dawmāti	دَوْمَاتِ dawmāti
Genitive	دَوْمَاتٍ dawmātin	الدَّوْمَاتِ ad-dawmāti	دَوْمَاتِ dawmāti

Persian

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Cardinal: دو (do)     Ordinal: دوم (dovvom)

Etymology

From دو (do, “two”) +‎ م (-om, “-th, -nd (ordinal number suffix))”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [du.ˈwum]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.wʊ́m]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊ.wʊ́m]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪uː.jʊ́m]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪u.wúm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ov.vom]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪u.júm], [d̪u.vum]

Readings
Classical reading?	duwum
Dari reading?	duwum
Iranian reading?	dovvom
Tajik reading?	duyum, duvum

Adjective

Dari	دوم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дуюм, дувум

دوم • (dovvom)

1. second

Alternative forms

• دویم (dūyum)

Urdu

Alternative forms

• دویَم (doyam), دوئم (doem)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دُوُم (duwum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.ʋəm/

Adjective

دُوَم • (duvam) (Hindi spelling दुवम)

1. second

   Synonym: دُوسْرا (dūsrā)

References

• “دوم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “دوم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.