تمام

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ت م م (t m m)
9 terms

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 (tʻamam)
  • → Swahili: timamu
  • → Ottoman Turkish: تمام (tamâm)
  • → Tatar: тәмам (tämam)

→ Serbo-Croatian: taman/таман

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

Determiner

تَمام • (tamām)

  1. Lisan ud-Dawat spelling of તમામ (tamām)

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

 

Readings
Classical reading? tamām
Dari reading? tamām
Iranian reading? tamâm
Tajik reading? tamom
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Adjective

Dari تمام
Iranian Persian
Tajik тамом

تمام • (tamâm) (comparative تمام‌تَر, superlative تمام‌تَرین)

  1. complete
    • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume V, verse 3478:
      کرد شیخ اسلام از کبر تمام / این برادر را چنین نصف القیام
      kard šayx-i-islām az kibr-i tamām / īn barādar-rā čunīn nisfa-l-qiyām
      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
1 term

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