دام
Root: دمى
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
دام dāmin bleeding, bloody, gory
Entry 2
دام (دوم) dāma u (daum, دوام dawām) to last, continue, go on; to persevere, persist │ ما دام mā dāma as long as; (the more so) since, inasmuch as, as, because; while he is ..., when he is ... ; ما دام حيا (ḥayyan) as long as he is alive; ما دمت معك (dumtu) so long as (or while) I am with you II to move in a circle, turn, spin, revolve, rotate, gyrate, circle; to turn, revolve, spin, twirl (هـ s.th.) III to persevere, persist (على in), apply o.s. diligently and steadily (على to), pursue with diligence and perseverance (على s.th.); to continue IV to cause to last or continue, perpetuate, make lasting, make permanent (هـ s.th.) X to make (هـ s.th.) last or continue; to continue, go on (هـ with s.th.)
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