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دِماغ
brain /diˈmaːɣ/
nounA2#1150 most common
Also: mind, head
Example sentences
الدِّماغُ مُهِمٌّ.
The brain is important.
يَحتاجُ الدِّماغُ إلى النَّومِ.
The brain needs sleep.
يَتَحَكَّمُ الدِّماغُ في حَرَكاتِ الجِسمِ.
The brain controls the body's movements.
أُصيبَ دِماغُهُ في الحادِثِ.
His brain was injured in the accident.
يَدرُسُ العُلَماءُ كَيفَ يُخَزِّنُ الدِّماغُ البَشَرِيُّ الذِّكرَياتِ.
Scientists study how the human brain stores memories.
تُمَثِّلُ هِجرَةُ الأَدمِغَةِ نَزيفًا حَقيقيًّا لِلكَفاءاتِ في الدُّوَلِ النّامِيَةِ.
The brain drain is a real hemorrhage of talent in developing countries.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دِماغٌ | أَدْمِغَةٌ |
| Genitive | دِماغٍ | أَدْمِغَةٍ |
| Accusative | دِماغًا | أَدْمِغَةً |
| Vocative | يا دِماغُ | يا أَدْمِغَةُ |
Word family
دِماغِيّcerebral, of the brain
أَدْمِغَةbrains (plural)
دَمَغَto refute decisively
دامِغconclusive, irrefutable
دَمْغةstamp, seal
Etymology
The noun comes from the Arabic triliteral root d-m-gh, which is tied to the verb damagha, meaning to crack the skull or strike the brain. The same root carries the sense of refuting an argument so firmly that it crushes it. The word has named the organ inside the skull since the classical period.
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