damma in Malay
baris depan
damma in Malay: baris depan, baris di hadapan, dammah. In English, damma means 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/.
Malay words for damma
- an Arabic diacritic denoting the vowel point "u" (ḍamma)
- baris depan, baris di hadapan, dammah
English meaning of damma
- noun 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/.
- noun 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.
damma in other languages
Questions about damma in Malay
- What is the meaning of damma in Malay?
- Damma in Malay is baris depan, baris di hadapan, dammah.
- Apakah maksud damma dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Damma: baris depan, baris di hadapan, dammah.
- What does damma mean in English?
- Damma means 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/.
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