דמעה

Hebrew

Root
ד־מ־ע (d-m-ʿ)

Etymology

Compare Arabic دَمْع (damʕ), دَمْعَة (damʕa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

דִּמְעָה • (dim'á) f (plural indefinite דְּמָעוֹת, singular construct דִּמְעַת־, plural construct דִּמְעוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

1. tear (a drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation)

Declension

Declension of דִּמְעָה

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	דִּמְעָה	first	דִּמְעָתִי		דִּמְעָתֵנוּ
	definite	הַדִּמְעָה	second	דִּמְעָתְךָ	דִּמְעָתֵךְ	דִּמְעַתְכֶם	דִּמְעַתְכֶן
	construct	דִּמְעַת־	third	דִּמְעָתוֹ	דִּמְעָתָהּ	דִּמְעָתָם	דִּמְעָתָן
plural	indefinite	דְּמָעוֹת	first	דמעותיי / דִּמְעוֹתַי		דִּמְעוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַדְּמָעוֹת	second	דִּמְעוֹתֶיךָ	דמעותייך / דִּמְעוֹתַיִךְ	דִּמְעוֹתֵיכֶם	דִּמְעוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	דִּמְעוֹת־	third	דִּמְעוֹתָיו	דִּמְעוֹתֶיהָ	דִּמְעוֹתָם	דִּמְעוֹתָן

References

• “דמעה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• דמעה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he