H1819 דָּמָה dâmâh → ← H1820 דָּמָה dâmâh
14 languagesTo be like, resemble, or compare; to consider or think; to devise or imagine. דָּמָה primarily denotes the process of perceiving similarity or correspondence, either in direct comparison (to be like, to resemble), in thought (to consider, to think about in terms of analogy or likeness), or in literary/prophetic usage (to devise, to use figurative language or imagery).
Etymology
From the root דמה, meaning to be like, resemble, or compare. The verb derives from the root's core idea of similarity or likeness and extends semantically to mental or literary processes of making comparisons or analogies.
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemba | ukufanana | to resemble, to be like | -fanana | |
| Chichewa | kufanana | to look alike, to be similar | -fanana | |
| Herero | okufanana | to be similar, to resemble | -fanana | |
| Kikuyu | gũfanana | to resemble, to be like | -fanana | |
| Kinyarwanda | gufanana | to look alike, to resemble | -fanana | |
| Kirundi | gufanana | to resemble, look like | -fanana | |
| Luganda | faanana | to resemble, look like | -fanan- | |
| Ndebele | -fanana | to look alike, to resemble | -fanana | |
| Shona | kufanana | to resemble, be like, look alike | -fanana | |
| Swahili | -fanana | to resemble, be like, be similar | fanan | |
| Tsonga | -fanana | to be similar, resemble | -fanana | |
| Venda | -fanana | to be like, to resemble | -fanana | |
| Xhosa | -fanana | to resemble, be alike | -fanana | |
| Zulu | -fanana | to be alike, to resemble | -fanana |