Dabedommi
Dabidom is farm no. Q. 7-5, District Namaqualand. It is another place than Dabedom we discussed in th a * 296-297; That place is north of Warmbaths in South West Africa, at 2718 dB. About this farm 'Dabidom' runs a non-perennial river, a tributary of the heartbreeding, from east to west. It is probably from this river that the farm got its name; '-Dom' is 'throat' (Rust 1960 DNW 34), Transfer also 'River (CA), run'. We believe the first member of the name, viz. 'Dabi', must be declared as Nama Dabe- = ' Brak, 'cf. Dabeb th a * 296, Debe th a * 313 etc. We land our suspicion on the many place names in the area indicating the salt or brackish stance, eg. 'Soutberg', 'BrakKefontein' etc.
About this item
Identifier
3367_SKCPN
Title
Dabedommi
Alternative Title
Dabidom
Georeference Sources
K 3018 CB
Is Part Of
longitude
18.375
latitude
-30.625
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
Dabedommi
Source
eng
Topo Cadastral Series 1967 Skin 3018 Loeriesfontein 'Dabidom'
afr
Topo-kadastrale reeks 1967 vel 3018 loeriesfontein 'Dabidom'
Description
eng
Dabidom is farm no. Q. 7-5, District Namaqualand. It is another place than Dabedom we discussed in th a * 296-297; That place is north of Warmbaths in South West Africa, at 2718 dB. About this farm 'Dabidom' runs a non-perennial river, a tributary of the heartbreeding, from east to west. It is probably from this river that the farm got its name; '-Dom' is 'throat' (Rust 1960 DNW 34), Transfer also 'River (CA), run'. We believe the first member of the name, viz. 'Dabi', must be declared as Nama Dabe- = ' Brak, 'cf. Dabeb th a * 296, Debe th a * 313 etc. We land our suspicion on the many place names in the area indicating the salt or brackish stance, eg. 'Soutberg', 'BrakKefontein' etc.
afr
Dabidom is plaas nr Nam. Q. 7-5, distrik Namakwaland. Dit is 'n ander plek as DABEDOM wat ons in TH A* 296-297 bespreek het; daardie plek is noord van Warmbad in Suidwes-Afrika, op 2718 DB. Oor hierdie plaas 'Dabidom' loop n nie-standhoudende rivier, 'n sytak van die Hartbeesri- vier, van oos na wes. Dit is waarskynlik van hierdie riviertjie dat die plaas sy naam gekry het; '-dom' is 'keel' (Rust 1960 DNW 34), oordragtelik ook 'rivier(tjie), lopie'. Ons meen die eerste lid van die naam, nl. 'Dabi', moet verklaar word soos Nama dabe- = 'brak,' vgl. DABEB TH A* 296, DEBE TH A* 313 ens. Ons grond ons vermoede op die vele plekname in die omgewing wat op die sout- of brakagtige gesteldheid dui, bv. 'Soutberg', 'Brakkefontein' ens.
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