تمام

Arabic

Etymology 1
Root
ت م م (t-m-m)

Cognate with Hebrew תָּמִים (tamím).

Noun

تَمَام • (tamām) m

  1. verbal noun of تَمَّ (tamma) (form I)
  2. completeness, wholeness, entirety
  3. perfection
Declension
Declension of noun تَمَام (tamām)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal تَمَام
tamām		 التَّمَام
at-tamām		 تَمَام
tamām
Nominative تَمَامٌ
tamāmun		 التَّمَامُ
at-tamāmu		 تَمَامُ
tamāmu
Accusative تَمَامًا
tamāman		 التَّمَامَ
at-tamāma		 تَمَامَ
tamāma
Genitive تَمَامٍ
tamāmin		 التَّمَامِ
at-tamāmi		 تَمَامِ
tamāmi

Adjective

تَمَام • (tamām)

  1. complete, whole, entire, full
  2. perfect
  3. separate, independent
Declension
Declension of adjective تَمَام (tamām)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal تَمَام
tamām		 التَّمَام
at-tamām		 تَمَامَة
tamāma		 التَّمَامَة
at-tamāma
Nominative تَمَامٌ
tamāmun		 التَّمَامُ
at-tamāmu		 تَمَامَةٌ
tamāmatun		 التَّمَامَةُ
at-tamāmatu
Accusative تَمَامًا
tamāman		 التَّمَامَ
at-tamāma		 تَمَامَةً
tamāmatan		 التَّمَامَةَ
at-tamāmata
Genitive تَمَامٍ
tamāmin		 التَّمَامِ
at-tamāmi		 تَمَامَةٍ
tamāmatin		 التَّمَامَةِ
at-tamāmati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal تَمَامَيْن
tamāmayn		 التَّمَامَيْن
at-tamāmayn		 تَمَامَتَيْن
tamāmatayn		 التَّمَامَتَيْن
at-tamāmatayn
Nominative تَمَامَانِ
tamāmāni		 التَّمَامَانِ
at-tamāmāni		 تَمَامَتَانِ
tamāmatāni		 التَّمَامَتَانِ
at-tamāmatāni
Accusative تَمَامَيْنِ
tamāmayni		 التَّمَامَيْنِ
at-tamāmayni		 تَمَامَتَيْنِ
tamāmatayni		 التَّمَامَتَيْنِ
at-tamāmatayni
Genitive تَمَامَيْنِ
tamāmayni		 التَّمَامَيْنِ
at-tamāmayni		 تَمَامَتَيْنِ
tamāmatayni		 التَّمَامَتَيْنِ
at-tamāmatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
plural unknown sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal ?
?		 ?
?		 تَمَامَات
tamāmāt		 التَّمَامَات
at-tamāmāt
Nominative ?
?		 ?
?		 تَمَامَاتٌ
tamāmātun		 التَّمَامَاتُ
at-tamāmātu
Accusative ?
?		 ?
?		 تَمَامَاتٍ
tamāmātin		 التَّمَامَاتِ
at-tamāmāti
Genitive ?
?		 ?
?		 تَمَامَاتٍ
tamāmātin		 التَّمَامَاتِ
at-tamāmāti
Derived terms
Descendants

→ Serbo-Croatian: taman/таман

Noun

تِمَام • (timām) m

  1. verbal noun of تَمَّ (tamma) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun تِمَام (timām)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal تِمَام
timām		 التِّمَام
at-timām		 تِمَام
timām
Nominative تِمَامٌ
timāmun		 التِّمَامُ
at-timāmu		 تِمَامُ
timāmu
Accusative تِمَامًا
timāman		 التِّمَامَ
at-timāma		 تِمَامَ
timāma
Genitive تِمَامٍ
timāmin		 التِّمَامِ
at-timāmi		 تِمَامِ
timāmi

Noun

تُمَام • (tumām) m

  1. verbal noun of تَمَّ (tamma) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun تُمَام (tumām)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal تُمَام
tumām		 التُّمَام
at-tumām		 تُمَام
tumām
Nominative تُمَامٌ
tumāmun		 التُّمَامُ
at-tumāmu		 تُمَامُ
tumāmu
Accusative تُمَامًا
tumāman		 التُّمَامَ
at-tumāma		 تُمَامَ
tumāma
Genitive تُمَامٍ
tumāmin		 التُّمَامِ
at-tumāmi		 تُمَامِ
tumāmi

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تمام (tamām), Arabic تَمَام (tamām), from the root ت م م (t m m).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ə.mɑm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːm

Adjective

تَمام • (tamām) (Gujarati spelling તમામ) (Lisan ud-Dawat)

  1. all
  2. every

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَمَام (tamām).

Adjective

تمام • (tamâm)

  1. complete
  2. finished, terminated
  3. dead

Adverb

تمام • (tamâm)

  1. completely
  2. exactly, precisely

Interjection

تمام • (tamâm)

  1. OK!
  2. all right!
  3. very well!

Synonyms
  • اولدی (oldı)

Noun

تمام • (tamâm, temâm)

  1. completion
  2. finishing, end, termination
  3. whole (of a thing)

Synonyms
  • بتون (bütün)

Persian

Alternative forms
  • تموم (tamum) (colloquial)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَمَام (tamām).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.mɑ́ːm]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.mɑ́ːm]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.mɔ́ːm]

Readings
Classical reading? tamām
Dari reading? tamām
Iranian reading? tamâm
Tajik reading? tamom
  • Audio (Iran)(file)

Adjective
Dari تمام
Iranian Persian
Tajik тамом

تَمام • (tamâm) (comparative تَمام‌تَر (tamâm-tar), superlative تَمام‌تَرین (tamâm-tarin))

  1. complete
    • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume V, verse 3478:
      کرد شیخ اسلام از کبر تمام / این برادر را چنین نصف القیام
      kard šeyx-eslâm az kebr-e tamâm / in barâdar-râ čonin nesfa-l-qiyâm
      In his complete arrogance the Shaykh of Islam [only] half rose [from his seat], in such a [careless] fashion, to [salute] his brother.

Derived terms

Noun

تَمام • (tamâm)

  1. (with a following ezafe) all of; the whole
    Synonym: کُلّ (koll)

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ت م م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic تَمَام (tamām).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ta.maːm/, [taˈmæːm]
  • Audio (Jerusalem)(file)

Interjection

تمام • (tamām)

  1. OK, fine
    Synonym: طيّب (ṭayyeb)

Adverb

تمام • (tamām)

  1. precisely, exactly
  2. completely

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تمام (tamām), from Arabic تَمَام (tamām), from the root ت م م (t m m).

Pronunciation

Adjective

تَمام • (tamām) (Hindi spelling तमाम)

  1. all
  2. every

References
  • “تمام”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “تمام”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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