مأتم

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root ء ت م (ʾ-t-m).

Noun

مَأْتَم (maʾtam) m (plural مَآتِم (maʾātim))

  1. mourning ceremony
  2. (Shia Islam) a religious practice of mourning Hussain ibn Ali associated with Ashura
  3. (Shia Islam, regional) hussainiya, a place where ma'tam is held
    Synonyms: حُسَيْنِيَّة (ḥusayniyya), (dialectal) مَجْلِس (majlis)

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: ماتم (mâtam)
  • Turkish: matem
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