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دم · دَم — breath; moment (dam-e dar 'at the door')

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Looks the same, means something else. Watch out.

Arabic

دَم
dam

/dam/

In Arabic

blood

Arabic says: نَفَس nafas

Persian

دم
dam

/dæm/

In Persian

breath; moment (dam-e dar 'at the door')

Note. A coincidence: Persian dam 'breath' is an Iranian word, while Arabic dam is blood (Persian xun).

Sources: Dehkhoda · Moʻin · Wehr