ناتمام

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ناتمام (nâtamâm). By surface analysis, ناـ (nâ-) +‎ تمام (tamâm).

Adjective

ناتمام • (nâtamâm)

  1. incomplete, imperfect

Descendants
  • Turkish: natamam

Persian

Etymology

ناـ (nâ-, “un-, non-, in-”) +‎ تمام (tamâm, “complete, finished”)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑː.t̪ʰä.mɑːm]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nɑː.t̪ʰä.mɑːm]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nɔː.t̪ʰä.mɔːm]

Readings
Classical reading? nātamām
Dari reading? nātamām
Iranian reading? nâtamâm
Tajik reading? notamom

Adjective
Dari ناتمام
Iranian Persian
Tajik нотамом

ناتمام • (nâtamâm)

  1. incomplete, unfinished, imperfect
    • c. 1380, Hafez, “Shirazi Turk”, in Divan:
      ز عشق ناتمام ما جمال یار مستغنی است
      ze 'ešq-e nâtamâm-e mâ jamâl-e yâr mostağni-st
      Of my imperfect love the glory of the beloved is independent

Descendants
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