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damma meaning in Pashto

ضمه zamá

damma in Pashto: ضمه (zamá). 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/.

Pashto words for damma

an Arabic diacritic denoting the vowel point "u" (ḍamma)
ضمه zamá

English meaning of damma

  1. 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/.
  2. 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.

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Questions about damma in Pashto

What is the meaning of damma in Pashto?
Damma in Pashto is ضمه (zamá).
damma په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Damma: ضمه (zamá).
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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