ناتمام

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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

Adjective

ناتمام • (nâtamâm)

incomplete, imperfect

Descendants

Turkish: natamam

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /nɑːtamɑːm/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /nɑːtamɑːm/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /nɒːtæmɒːm/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /nɔtamɔm/

Adjective

Iranian Persian	ناتمام
Dari	ناتمام
Tajik	нотамом (notamom)

ناتمام • (nâtamâm)

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

→ Azerbaijani: natamam
→ Chagatai: ناتمام‎
- Uyghur: ناتامام‎ (natamam)
- Uzbek: notamom
→ Ottoman Turkish: ناتمام‎ (nâtamâm)
- Turkish: natamam

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