دقماق

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• دقمة (duʔma), دمقة (dumʕa) (or this is a smaller implement)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طوقماق (tokmak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duʔmaːʔ/

Noun

دُقْمَاق • (duʔmāʔ) m (plural دَقَامِيق (daʔamīʔ))

1. mallet, hammer of wood or rubber, cudgel or similar thing
2. Bagrus docmak, a species of bagrid catfish