تمام

تمام

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the 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

• تَمامًا‎ (tamāman)

Descendants

• Maltese: tmiem
• → Bashkir: тамам (tamam)
• → Central Kurdish: تەواو‎ (tewaw)
• → Georgian: თამამი (tamami)
• → Middle Armenian: թամամ (tʿamam)
  • → Armenian: թամամ (tʿamam)
• → Ottoman Turkish: تمام‎ (tamâm)
  • Turkish: tamam
    • → German: tamam
  • → Macedonian: таман (taman)
  • → Romanian: taman
• → Tatar: тәмам (tämam)

→ Serbo-Croatian: taman/таман

• → Persian: تمام‎ (tamâm)

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

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Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian تمام‎ (tamâm), 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)

1. (Lisan ud-Dawat) all
2. (Lisan ud-Dawat) every

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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)

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Persian

Alternative forms

• تموم‎ (tamum) (colloquial)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَمَام‎ (tamām).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /taˈmɑːm/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /taˈmɑːm/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /tæˈmɒːm/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /taˈmɔm/

• Audio (Iran)

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Adjective

Dari	تمام
Iranian Persian
Tajik	тамом (tamom)

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

1. complete
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, Reynold A. Nicholson, transl., 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

• تَمام شُدَن‎ (tamâm šodan, “to be completed, to be finished”)
• تَمام کَردَن‎ (tamâm kardan, “to complete, to finish”)

 

Noun

تَمام • (tamâm)

1. (with a following ezafe) all of; the whole

   Synonym: کُلّ‎ (koll)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ت م م‎

Etymology

From Arabic تَمَام‎ (tamām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.maːm/, [taˈmæːm]

• Audio (Jerusalem)

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Interjection

تمام • (tamām)

1. OK, fine

   Synonym: طيّب‎ (ṭayyeb)

Adverb

تمام • (tamām)

1. precisely, exactly
2. completely

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Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.mɑːm/
• Rhymes: -ɑːm

Adjective

تَمام • (tamām) (Hindi spelling तमाम‎)

1. all
2. every

References

• “تمام”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “تمام”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.