matem
See also: mātēm
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /məˈtəm/
- (Central) IPA(key): /məˈtɛm/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /maˈtem/
Verb
matem
- first-person plural present indicative form of matar
- first-person plural present subjunctive form of matar
- first-person plural imperative form of matar
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.tɛm/
- Rhymes: -atɛm
- Syllabification: ma‧tem
Noun
matem m
- instrumental singular of mat
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈma.tẽj̃/ [ˈma.tẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈma.tɐ̃j̃]
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -atẽj̃, (Portugal) -atɐ̃j̃
- Hyphenation: ma‧tem
Verb
matem
- inflection of matar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ماتم (matem), from Arabic مَأْتَم (maʾtam, “mourning ceremony”).
Noun
matem (definite accusative matemi, plural matemler)
- mourning
- grief
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “matem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ماتم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1652
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN