dāmā דָּמָה ‘to cease’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

dāmā v
1) to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy, perish
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to cease
  1a2) to cause to cease, destroy
 1b) (Niphal)
  1b1) to be cut off
  1b2) to be undone, be cut off at sight of the theophany