دمية

Etymology

 * From of, deriving from the red ochre paint used to decorate idols, which is suggested by 🇨🇬; alternatively, in reference to the blood sacrifices as a means to appease them. It has the appearance of , 🇨🇬 etc.
 * Phonologically dubiously and bare of factual basis, alleging that “it has not a spoor of derivation in Arabic”, Fraenkel claimed it being borrowed from, , , , related to , , , apparently.

Noun

 * 1) statue, statuette, especially a painted idol made of ivory or marble
 * 2) an image or effigy
 * 3) a dummy, doll, or puppet