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Where does “damma” come from?

damma (French) comes from Arabic ضَمَّة, from Arabic ضَمَّ — to embrace; to gather; to compress the lips; to...

damma (French): damma

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  1. damma

Ancestry of “damma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضَمَّةa joining
2Arabicضَمَّto embrace; to gather; to compress the lips; to...
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