doumn.

Brit.

/duːm/,

/daʊm/, U.S.

/dum/,

/daʊm/

Forms: 1700s domi, 1700s– dome, 1700s– doom, 1800s– daum, 1800s– dawm, 1800s– dom, 1800s– doum, 1800s– dum.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: Arabic dawm, dūm.

Etymology: < Arabic dawm, (colloquial: Egypt) dūm (collective noun), denoting both the tree and its fruit.The corresponding unit noun is dawma , dūma ‘single doum palm, single fruit of this tree’. In quot. 1709 via French †domi (?1704 in the passage translated; subsequently from the end of the 18th cent. as doum).

In full doum palm. A palm native to northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula, Hyphaene thebaica (family Arecaceae), having a dichotomously branched trunk and edible apple-sized fruit with a dry, spongy texture.Also called gingerbread palm.

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1709 tr. C. J. Poncet Voy. Æthiopia 120 The Sails..are only made of Mats of the Leaves of Dome.

1743 R. Pococke Descr. East I. iv. 206 In these upper parts of Egypt they have a palm-tree called the Dome.

1790 J. Bruce Trav. Source Nile I. i. xii. 297 Miserable houses..covered with mats, made of the doom, or palm-tree.

1801 H. M. Williams Sketches Manners French Republic II. xxxv. 170 In capitals [of columns]..the branches of the doum, and the flowers of the nelumbo, mingle together.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 280 The Doom Palm of Upper Egypt and the Hyphæne coriacea are remarkable for their dichotomous repeatedly-divided trunk.

1867 M. E. Herbert Cradle Lands i. 34 The region of..the Theban or dôm-palm.

1918 M. S. Briggs Through Egypt in War-time ix. 168 One unusual tree that is found in this oasis is the doum-palm, or gingerbread-tree.

1985 Current Anthropol. 26 394/1 Garden produce such as dried tomatoes, tobacco, spices, and leaves of the doum palm for weaving and construction.

1999 Observer 21 Feb. e3/1 We..spot the grey backs of two elephant against a backdrop of mature doums lining the river.

2005 B. Keating & S. Keating Blood Sisters (2006) xii. 214 A winding track that meandered through several miles of thick bush before opening out into areas of bleached grass and stands of doum palms.

Compounds

General attributive, as doum leaf, doum wood, etc.

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1743 R. Pococke Descr. East I. ii. iii. 101 The statue to the east is three feet five inches long in the foot; at a distance from it is the head with the cap..and behind it is the ornament of the dome leaf.

1788 T. Clarkson Ess. Impolicy Afr. Slave Trade 20 The doom-wood (which the worm never enters).

1827 T. Moore Epicurean (1839) xvi. 166 A bed of fresh doum leaves.

1853 J. Richardson Narr. Mission Central Afr. II. xix. 328 Our people gnaw the doom fruit, but it is just like gnawing the bark of a tree.

1880 W. S. Wood Eastern Afterglow ii. 13 In the fruit bazaar there are..dôm-nuts from the dôm-palm.

1927 Sudan Notes & Rec. 10 81 A long necklace of brass wire bound closely round a dom leaf.

1985 D. V. Johnson in G. E. Wickens et al. Plants for Arid Lands xiv. 198 Doum wood is strong and durable and..can be hollowed out for water pipes.

2016 M. Hill in J. Aruz & M. Seymour Assyria to Iberia: Art & Culture Iron Age 163/1 The dom nut itself has strong associations with monkeys and..with the south and the tale of the Faraway Goddess.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	doum
释义	doumn. Brit. /duːm/, /daʊm/, U.S. /dum/, /daʊm/ Forms: 1700s domi, 1700s– dome, 1700s– doom, 1800s– daum, 1800s– dawm, 1800s– dom, 1800s– doum, 1800s– dum. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: Arabic dawm, dūm. Etymology: < Arabic dawm, (colloquial: Egypt) dūm (collective noun), denoting both the tree and its fruit.The corresponding unit noun is dawma , dūma ‘single doum palm, single fruit of this tree’. In quot. 1709 via French †domi (?1704 in the passage translated; subsequently from the end of the 18th cent. as doum). In full doum palm. A palm native to northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula, Hyphaene thebaica (family Arecaceae), having a dichotomously branched trunk and edible apple-sized fruit with a dry, spongy texture.Also called gingerbread palm. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > doum palm doum1709 gingerbread palm1863 hyphaene1878 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > doum palm doum1709 gingerbread palm1863 1709 tr. C. J. Poncet Voy. Æthiopia 120 The Sails..are only made of Mats of the Leaves of Dome. 1743 R. Pococke Descr. East I. iv. 206 In these upper parts of Egypt they have a palm-tree called the Dome. 1790 J. Bruce Trav. Source Nile I. i. xii. 297 Miserable houses..covered with mats, made of the doom, or palm-tree. 1801 H. M. Williams Sketches Manners French Republic II. xxxv. 170 In capitals [of columns]..the branches of the doum, and the flowers of the nelumbo, mingle together. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 280 The Doom Palm of Upper Egypt and the Hyphæne coriacea are remarkable for their dichotomous repeatedly-divided trunk. 1867 M. E. Herbert Cradle Lands i. 34 The region of..the Theban or dôm-palm. 1918 M. S. Briggs Through Egypt in War-time ix. 168 One unusual tree that is found in this oasis is the doum-palm, or gingerbread-tree. 1985 Current Anthropol. 26 394/1 Garden produce such as dried tomatoes, tobacco, spices, and leaves of the doum palm for weaving and construction. 1999 Observer 21 Feb. e3/1 We..spot the grey backs of two elephant against a backdrop of mature doums lining the river. 2005 B. Keating & S. Keating Blood Sisters (2006) xii. 214 A winding track that meandered through several miles of thick bush before opening out into areas of bleached grass and stands of doum palms. Compounds General attributive, as doum leaf, doum wood, etc. ΚΠ 1743 R. Pococke Descr. East I. ii. iii. 101 The statue to the east is three feet five inches long in the foot; at a distance from it is the head with the cap..and behind it is the ornament of the dome leaf. 1788 T. Clarkson Ess. Impolicy Afr. Slave Trade 20 The doom-wood (which the worm never enters). 1827 T. Moore Epicurean (1839) xvi. 166 A bed of fresh doum leaves. 1853 J. Richardson Narr. Mission Central Afr. II. xix. 328 Our people gnaw the doom fruit, but it is just like gnawing the bark of a tree. 1880 W. S. Wood Eastern Afterglow ii. 13 In the fruit bazaar there are..dôm-nuts from the dôm-palm. 1927 Sudan Notes & Rec. 10 81 A long necklace of brass wire bound closely round a dom leaf. 1985 D. V. Johnson in G. E. Wickens et al. Plants for Arid Lands xiv. 198 Doum wood is strong and durable and..can be hollowed out for water pipes. 2016 M. Hill in J. Aruz & M. Seymour Assyria to Iberia: Art & Culture Iron Age 163/1 The dom nut itself has strong associations with monkeys and..with the south and the tale of the Faraway Goddess. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1709
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