Translingual
Symbol
dm
- (metrology) Symbol for decimeter (decimetre), an SI unit of length equal to 10−1 meters (metres).
Abinomn
Noun
dm
- (anatomy) ear
Egyptian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
2-lit.
- (transitive) to pierce, to stab [since the Middle Kingdom]
Inflection
Conjugation of dm (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: dm, geminated stem: dmm
| infinitival forms
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imperative
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| infinitive
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negatival complement
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complementary infinitive1
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singular
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plural
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dm
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dmw, dm
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dmt
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dm, j.dm
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dm, j.dm
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| ‘pseudoverbal’ forms
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| stative stem
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periphrastic imperfective2
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periphrastic prospective2
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dm
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ḥr dm
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m dm
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r dm
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| suffix conjugation
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| aspect / mood
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active
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passive
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contingent
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| aspect / mood
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active
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passive
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| perfect
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dm.n
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dmw, dm
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consecutive
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dm.jn
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| terminative
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dmt
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| perfective3
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dm
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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obligative1
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dm.ḫr
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| imperfective
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dm, j.dm1
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| prospective3
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dm
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dmm
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potentialis1
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dm.kꜣ
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| subjunctive
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dm, j.dm1
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| verbal adjectives
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| aspect / mood
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relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
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participles
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| active
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passive
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active
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passive
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| perfect
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dm.n
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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—
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—
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| perfective
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dm
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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dm
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dmm, dmmj6, dm2, dmw2 5, dmy2 5
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| imperfective
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j.dm1, dm, dmy, dmw5
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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j.dm1, j.dmw1 5, dm, dmj6, dmy6
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dm, dmw5
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| prospective
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dm, dmtj7
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—
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dmtj4, dmt4
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1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
3 Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
5 Only in the masculine singular.
6 Only in the masculine.
7 Only in the feminine.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dm
Etymology 2
Ehret hypothesizes an origin in Proto-Afroasiatic *dûm-; as with other attempts at reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, academic consensus is lacking.
Verb
2-lit.
- (transitive) to pronounce (a name)
c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE,
Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 7–8:
- sꜥḥ ꜣḫ ḫnt sꜥḥw wꜣḥ jꜣwt smn ḥqꜣt sḫm nfr n(j) psḏt jmꜣ ḥr mrr mꜣ n.f rdj snḏ.f m tꜣw nb(w) n mr(w)t dm.sn rn.f r ḥꜣt […]
- Effective dignitary, foremost of dignitaries, enduring of office, established of reign, the fair power of the Ennead, gracious of face, the sight of whom is beloved, the awe of whom is set in all lands in order that they pronounce his name first, […]
Inflection
Conjugation of dm (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: dm, geminated stem: dmm
| infinitival forms
|
imperative
|
| infinitive
|
negatival complement
|
complementary infinitive1
|
singular
|
plural
|
dm
|
dmw, dm
|
dmt
|
dm, j.dm
|
dm, j.dm
|
| ‘pseudoverbal’ forms
|
| stative stem
|
periphrastic imperfective2
|
periphrastic prospective2
|
dm
|
ḥr dm
|
m dm
|
r dm
|
| suffix conjugation
|
| aspect / mood
|
active
|
passive
|
contingent
|
| aspect / mood
|
active
|
passive
|
| perfect
|
dm.n
|
dmw, dm
|
consecutive
|
dm.jn
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| terminative
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dmt
|
| perfective3
|
dm
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
obligative1
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dm.ḫr
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| imperfective
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dm, j.dm1
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| prospective3
|
dm
|
dmm
|
potentialis1
|
dm.kꜣ
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| subjunctive
|
dm, j.dm1
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| verbal adjectives
|
| aspect / mood
|
relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
|
participles
|
| active
|
passive
|
active
|
passive
|
| perfect
|
dm.n
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
—
|
—
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| perfective
|
dm
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
dm
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dmm, dmmj6, dm2, dmw2 5, dmy2 5
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| imperfective
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j.dm1, dm, dmy, dmw5
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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j.dm1, j.dmw1 5, dm, dmj6, dmy6
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dm, dmw5
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| prospective
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dm, dmtj7
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—
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dmtj4, dmt4
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1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
3 Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
5 Only in the masculine singular.
6 Only in the masculine.
7 Only in the feminine.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dm
References
Ingrian
Noun
dm (invariable)
- abbreviation of detsimetra
1937, N. S. Popova, translated by Mihailov and D. I. Efimov, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 18:1 m = 10 dm, 1 dm = 10 sm,- 1 m = 10 dm, 1 dm = 10 cm,