ترجمان

Arabic

Root
ت ر ج م (t r j m)
5 terms

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܬܰܪܓܡܳܢܳܐ (targmānā, “interpreter”), itself from Akkadian 𒅴𒁄 (targumannum, “interpreter”); see the root entry for further information.

Cognate of Hebrew תֻּרְגְּמָן (turgmán).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tur.d͡ʒu.maːn/, /tar.d͡ʒu.maːn/, /tar.d͡ʒa.maːn/

Noun

تُرْجُمَان or تَرْجُمَان or تَرْجَمَان • (turjumān or tarjumān or tarjamān) m (plural تَرَاجِمَة (tarājima) or تَرَاجِيم (tarājīm) or تَرَاجِم (tarājim))

translator
interpreter, dragoman
مَا مِنْكُم مِن أَحَدٍ إِلَّا سَيُكَلَّمُهُ رَبُّهُ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ تُرْجُمَانٌ ― mā minkum min ʔaḥadin ʔillā sayukallamuhu rabbuhu laysa baynahu wabaynahu turjumānun ― Everyone of you will speak to his Lord without an interpreter between them.
cicerone
guide

Declension

Declension of noun **تُرْجُمَان** (turjumān)‎; **تَرْجُمَان** (tarjumān)‎; **تَرْجَمَان** (tarjamān)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تُرْجُمَان‎; تَرْجُمَان‎; تَرْجَمَان turjumān‎; tarjumān‎; tarjamān	التُّرْجُمَان‎; التَّرْجُمَان‎; التَّرْجَمَان at-turjumān‎; at-tarjumān‎; at-tarjamān	تُرْجُمَان‎; تَرْجُمَان‎; تَرْجَمَان turjumān‎; tarjumān‎; tarjamān
nominative	تُرْجُمَانٌ‎; تَرْجُمَانٌ‎; تَرْجَمَانٌ turjumānun‎; tarjumānun‎; tarjamānun	التُّرْجُمَانُ‎; التَّرْجُمَانُ‎; التَّرْجَمَانُ at-turjumānu‎; at-tarjumānu‎; at-tarjamānu	تُرْجُمَانُ‎; تَرْجُمَانُ‎; تَرْجَمَانُ turjumānu‎; tarjumānu‎; tarjamānu
accusative	تُرْجُمَانًا‎; تَرْجُمَانًا‎; تَرْجَمَانًا turjumānan‎; tarjumānan‎; tarjamānan	التُّرْجُمَانَ‎; التَّرْجُمَانَ‎; التَّرْجَمَانَ at-turjumāna‎; at-tarjumāna‎; at-tarjamāna	تُرْجُمَانَ‎; تَرْجُمَانَ‎; تَرْجَمَانَ turjumāna‎; tarjumāna‎; tarjamāna
genitive	تُرْجُمَانٍ‎; تَرْجُمَانٍ‎; تَرْجَمَانٍ turjumānin‎; tarjumānin‎; tarjamānin	التُّرْجُمَانِ‎; التَّرْجُمَانِ‎; التَّرْجَمَانِ at-turjumāni‎; at-tarjumāni‎; at-tarjamāni	تُرْجُمَانِ‎; تَرْجُمَانِ‎; تَرْجَمَانِ turjumāni‎; tarjumāni‎; tarjamāni
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تُرْجُمَانَيْن‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْن‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْن turjumānayn‎; tarjumānayn‎; tarjamānayn	التُّرْجُمَانَيْن‎; التَّرْجُمَانَيْن‎; التَّرْجَمَانَيْن at-turjumānayn‎; at-tarjumānayn‎; at-tarjamānayn	تُرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْ turjumānay‎; tarjumānay‎; tarjamānay
nominative	تُرْجُمَانَانِ‎; تَرْجُمَانَانِ‎; تَرْجَمَانَانِ turjumānāni‎; tarjumānāni‎; tarjamānāni	التُّرْجُمَانَانِ‎; التَّرْجُمَانَانِ‎; التَّرْجَمَانَانِ at-turjumānāni‎; at-tarjumānāni‎; at-tarjamānāni	تُرْجُمَانَا‎; تَرْجُمَانَا‎; تَرْجَمَانَا turjumānā‎; tarjumānā‎; tarjamānā
accusative	تُرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْنِ turjumānayni‎; tarjumānayni‎; tarjamānayni	التُّرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; التَّرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; التَّرْجَمَانَيْنِ at-turjumānayni‎; at-tarjumānayni‎; at-tarjamānayni	تُرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْ turjumānay‎; tarjumānay‎; tarjamānay
genitive	تُرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْنِ turjumānayni‎; tarjumānayni‎; tarjamānayni	التُّرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; التَّرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; التَّرْجَمَانَيْنِ at-turjumānayni‎; at-tarjumānayni‎; at-tarjamānayni	تُرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْ turjumānay‎; tarjumānay‎; tarjamānay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَرَاجِمَة‎; تَرَاجِيم‎; تَرَاجِم tarājima‎; tarājīm‎; tarājim	التَّرَاجِمَة‎; التَّرَاجِيم‎; التَّرَاجِم at-tarājima‎; at-tarājīm‎; at-tarājim	تَرَاجِمَة‎; تَرَاجِيم‎; تَرَاجِم tarājimat‎; tarājīm‎; tarājim
nominative	تَرَاجِمَةٌ‎; تَرَاجِيمُ‎; تَرَاجِمُ tarājimatun‎; tarājīmu‎; tarājimu	التَّرَاجِمَةُ‎; التَّرَاجِيمُ‎; التَّرَاجِمُ at-tarājimatu‎; at-tarājīmu‎; at-tarājimu	تَرَاجِمَةُ‎; تَرَاجِيمُ‎; تَرَاجِمُ tarājimatu‎; tarājīmu‎; tarājimu
accusative	تَرَاجِمَةً‎; تَرَاجِيمَ‎; تَرَاجِمَ tarājimatan‎; tarājīma‎; tarājima	التَّرَاجِمَةَ‎; التَّرَاجِيمَ‎; التَّرَاجِمَ at-tarājimata‎; at-tarājīma‎; at-tarājima	تَرَاجِمَةَ‎; تَرَاجِيمَ‎; تَرَاجِمَ tarājimata‎; tarājīma‎; tarājima
genitive	تَرَاجِمَةٍ‎; تَرَاجِيمَ‎; تَرَاجِمَ tarājimatin‎; tarājīma‎; tarājima	التَّرَاجِمَةِ‎; التَّرَاجِيمِ‎; التَّرَاجِمِ at-tarājimati‎; at-tarājīmi‎; at-tarājimi	تَرَاجِمَةِ‎; تَرَاجِيمِ‎; تَرَاجِمِ tarājimati‎; tarājīmi‎; tarājimi

Synonyms

مُتَرْجِم (mutarjim)

Descendants

Maltese: turċman
→ Hellenic: δραγομάνος
- → Medieval Latin: dragumannus, drogamundus, turcimannus, turchemannus
  - Old French: dragoman, droguement, drogeman, drogman, drugeman, drugemant, trucheman
    - → Catalan: drogman
    - French: dragoman, truchement
      - → Bulgarian: драгоман (dragoman)
      - → Czech: dragoman
      - → Polish: dragoman
      - → Russian: драгоман (dragoman)
      - → Serbo-Croatian: dragòmān
    - → Middle English: dragman, drogeman, drugeman
      - English: dragoman, truchman, truch-man, trouchman, truceman, trudgeman
    - → Middle High German: tragemunt, trougemunt
      - German: Dragoman, Trutzelmann, Trutschelmann
- → Italian: dragomanno, turcimanno
- → Romanian: dragoman
→ Classical Persian: ترجمان (tarjumān)
- → Hindi: तर्जुमान (tarjumān)
- → Urdu: ترجمان (tarjumān)
→ Spanish: dragomán, truchimán, trujimán, o trujamán
→ Azerbaijani: tərcüman
→ Ottoman Turkish: ترجمان
- Turkish: tercüman
- Crimean Tatar: terciman, терджиман
- → Georgian: თარჯიმანი (tarǯimani)
- → Romanian: tergiman
→ Uyghur: تەرجىمان (terjiman)
→ Uzbek: tarjimon

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ت ر ج م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic تُرْجُمان (turjumān).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tur.ʒmaːn/, /tar.ʒmaːn/

Noun

تُرجمان or تَرجمان • (turjmān or tarjmān) m (plural تراجمية (trājmiyya))

translator
Synonym: مترجم (mutarjim)

Persian

Alternative forms

ترگمان (targumān)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَرْجُمَان (tarjumān).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /taɾ.d͡ʒu.ˈmaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.d͡ʒʊ.mɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.d͡ʒʊ.mɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.d͡ʒu.mɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæɹ.d͡ʒo.mɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.d͡ʒu.mɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	tarjumān
Dari reading^?	tarjumān
Iranian reading^?	tarjomân
Tajik reading^?	tarjumon

Noun


Iranian Persian	ترجمان
Dari	ترجمان
Tajik	тарҷумон

ترجمان • (tarjomân)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (tarjumān), from Arabic تَرْجُمَان (tarjumān).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪əɾ.d͡ʒʊ.mɑːn/
Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

تَرْجُمَان • (tarjumān) m (Hindi spelling तर्जुमान)

spokesman
translator, interpreter
Synonym: مُتَرْجِم (mutarjim)

Declension

Declension of **ترجمان**
	singular	plural
direct	ترجمان (tarjumān)	ترجمان (tarjumān)
oblique	ترجمان (tarjumān)	ترجمانوں (tarjumānõ)
vocative	ترجمان (tarjumān)	ترجمانو (tarjumāno)

Related terms

مُتَرْجِم (mutarjim)

References

“ترجمان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“ترجمان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.