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.