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דמות

דמות

Hebrew

Noun

דְּמוּת (d'mút) f (plural indefinite דמויות \ דְּמֻיּוֹת, singular construct דְּמוּת־, plural construct דמויות \ דְּמֻיּוֹת־)

  1. An image, a picture, a likeness.
  2. (in construct forms) A likeness: something that closely resembles (something else).
  3. A character in a story.
  4. An exemplar, a paragon, a picture, a model.
  5. (דְּמוּת־, d'mút-) Singular construct form of דְּמוּת.

Usage notes

  • In addition to the plural form דמויות \ דְּמֻיּוֹת (d'muyót) given above, in Medieval Hebrew the forms דְּמוּתִים (d'mutím) and דְּמוּתוֹת (d'mutót) are attested as well.

References

  • דְּמוּת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, The New Dictionary), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), ISBN 965-17-0095-5, page 227.