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

→ Serbo-Croatian: taman/таман

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

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) (Lisan ud-Dawat)

  1. all
  2. every

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)

Persian

Alternative forms
  • تموم‎ (tamum) (colloquial)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَمَام‎ (tamām).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /taˈmɔm/

  • Audio (Iran)(file)

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

Noun

تَمام • (tamâm)

  1. (with a following ezafe) all of; the whole
    Synonym: کُلّ‎ (koll)

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ت م م‎

Etymology

From Arabic تَمَام‎ (tamām).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ta.maːm/, [taˈmæːm]
  • Audio (Jerusalem)(file)

Interjection

تمام • (tamām)

  1. OK, fine
    Synonym: طيّب‎ (ṭayyeb)

Adverb

تمام • (tamām)

  1. precisely, exactly
  2. completely

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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