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See also: Dm, DM, .dm, d.m., and D.M.
U+3377, ㍷
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Translingual

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Symbol

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dm

  1. (metrology) Symbol for decimeter (decimetre), an SI unit of length equal to 10−1 meters (metres).

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Noun

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dm

  1. (anatomy) ear

Egyptian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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dmT30

 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to pierce, to stab [since the Middle Kingdom]
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Etymology 2

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Ehret hypothesizes an origin in Proto-Afroasiatic *dûm-; as with other attempts at reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, academic consensus is lacking.

Verb

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dmT30A2

 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to pronounce (a name)
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 7–8:
      E31Axx
      H_SPACE
      xntE31
      Z2
      wAHO44t
      Z1
      z
      mn
      n
      HqAt
      Z1
      sxmH_SPACE
      Z1
      nfrn
      N9
      t
      H_SPACE
      Z2ss
      nTr
      M1Y1
      Hr Z1
      U7
      r
      r
      U3
      n
      f
      r
      a
      snD
      f
      m
      tA
      tA
      tA
      nb
      n
      U7
      r
      t
      d
      m
      T30
      A2
      z
      n
      r
      n
      f
      r
      HAt
      t Z1
      sꜥḥ ꜣḫ ḫnt sꜥḥw wꜣḥ jꜣwt smn ḥqꜣt sḫm nfr n(j) psḏt jmꜣ ḥr mrr mꜣ n.f rdj snḏ.f m tꜣw nb(w) n mr(w)t dm.sn rn.f r ḥꜣt […]
      Effective dignitary, foremost of dignitaries, enduring of office, established of reign, the fair power of the Ennead, gracious of face, the sight of whom is beloved, the awe of whom is set in all lands in order that they pronounce his name first, […]
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References

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Ingrian

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Noun

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dm (invariable)

  1. Abbreviation of detsimetra.
    • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by Mihailov and D. I. Efimov, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 18:
      1 m = 10 dm, 1 dm = 10 sm,
      1 m = 10 dm, 1 dm = 10 cm,