دمدمه — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
دمدمه (damdamá) is a Pashto n-f meaning “pride” in English او په اردو کې د «دم، دماغ» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form دمدمیو.
Meanings4
ماناوې او تعریفونهGrammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Obl Sg / Dir Plural (-e) | دمدمې | damdamáe |
Obl Plural (-o) | دمدمو | damdamáo |
Vocative Plural (-yo) | دمدمیو | damdamáyo |
د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)کتل ▼
Origin Unknown
Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword دمدمه (damdamá) functions as a n-f in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.