حمام

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح م م (ḥ m m); related to heating.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħam.maːm/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

حَمَّام • (ḥammāmm (plural حَمَّامَات (ḥammāmāt))

  1. (countable) a bath, a bathtub
    1. (countable) a bathhouse, a spa
    2. (countable) a washroom; a bathroom; a restroom
  2. (countable, dated) a watering hole
Declension
Declension of noun حَمَّام (ḥammām)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَّام
ḥammām
الْحَمَّام
al-ḥammām
حَمَّام
ḥammām
nominative حَمَّامٌ
ḥammāmun
الْحَمَّامُ
al-ḥammāmu
حَمَّامُ
ḥammāmu
accusative حَمَّامًا
ḥammāman
الْحَمَّامَ
al-ḥammāma
حَمَّامَ
ḥammāma
genitive حَمَّامٍ
ḥammāmin
الْحَمَّامِ
al-ḥammāmi
حَمَّامِ
ḥammāmi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَّامَيْن
ḥammāmayn
الْحَمَّامَيْن
al-ḥammāmayn
حَمَّامَيْ
ḥammāmay
nominative حَمَّامَانِ
ḥammāmāni
الْحَمَّامَانِ
al-ḥammāmāni
حَمَّامَا
ḥammāmā
accusative حَمَّامَيْنِ
ḥammāmayni
الْحَمَّامَيْنِ
al-ḥammāmayni
حَمَّامَيْ
ḥammāmay
genitive حَمَّامَيْنِ
ḥammāmayni
الْحَمَّامَيْنِ
al-ḥammāmayni
حَمَّامَيْ
ḥammāmay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَّامَات
ḥammāmāt
الْحَمَّامَات
al-ḥammāmāt
حَمَّامَات
ḥammāmāt
nominative حَمَّامَاتٌ
ḥammāmātun
الْحَمَّامَاتُ
al-ḥammāmātu
حَمَّامَاتُ
ḥammāmātu
accusative حَمَّامَاتٍ
ḥammāmātin
الْحَمَّامَاتِ
al-ḥammāmāti
حَمَّامَاتِ
ḥammāmāti
genitive حَمَّامَاتٍ
ḥammāmātin
الْحَمَّامَاتِ
al-ḥammāmāti
حَمَّامَاتِ
ḥammāmāti
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Swahili: hamamu

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *šawmān-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.maːm/

Noun

حَمَام • (ḥamāmm (collective, singulative حَمَامَة f (ḥamāma), plural حَمَائِم (ḥamāʔim), paucal حَمَامَات (ḥamāmāt))

  1. (collective) doves, pigeons
Declension
Declension of noun حَمَام (ḥamām)
collective basic collective triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَام
ḥamām
الْحَمَام
al-ḥamām
حَمَام
ḥamām
nominative حَمَامٌ
ḥamāmun
الْحَمَامُ
al-ḥamāmu
حَمَامُ
ḥamāmu
accusative حَمَامًا
ḥamāman
الْحَمَامَ
al-ḥamāma
حَمَامَ
ḥamāma
genitive حَمَامٍ
ḥamāmin
الْحَمَامِ
al-ḥamāmi
حَمَامِ
ḥamāmi
singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَامَة
ḥamāma
الْحَمَامَة
al-ḥamāma
حَمَامَة
ḥamāmat
nominative حَمَامَةٌ
ḥamāmatun
الْحَمَامَةُ
al-ḥamāmatu
حَمَامَةُ
ḥamāmatu
accusative حَمَامَةً
ḥamāmatan
الْحَمَامَةَ
al-ḥamāmata
حَمَامَةَ
ḥamāmata
genitive حَمَامَةٍ
ḥamāmatin
الْحَمَامَةِ
al-ḥamāmati
حَمَامَةِ
ḥamāmati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَامَتَيْن
ḥamāmatayn
الْحَمَامَتَيْن
al-ḥamāmatayn
حَمَامَتَيْ
ḥamāmatay
nominative حَمَامَتَانِ
ḥamāmatāni
الْحَمَامَتَانِ
al-ḥamāmatāni
حَمَامَتَا
ḥamāmatā
accusative حَمَامَتَيْنِ
ḥamāmatayni
الْحَمَامَتَيْنِ
al-ḥamāmatayni
حَمَامَتَيْ
ḥamāmatay
genitive حَمَامَتَيْنِ
ḥamāmatayni
الْحَمَامَتَيْنِ
al-ḥamāmatayni
حَمَامَتَيْ
ḥamāmatay
paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَامَات
ḥamāmāt
الْحَمَامَات
al-ḥamāmāt
حَمَامَات
ḥamāmāt
nominative حَمَامَاتٌ
ḥamāmātun
الْحَمَامَاتُ
al-ḥamāmātu
حَمَامَاتُ
ḥamāmātu
accusative حَمَامَاتٍ
ḥamāmātin
الْحَمَامَاتِ
al-ḥamāmāti
حَمَامَاتِ
ḥamāmāti
genitive حَمَامَاتٍ
ḥamāmātin
الْحَمَامَاتِ
al-ḥamāmāti
حَمَامَاتِ
ḥamāmāti
plural of variety basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حَمَائِم
ḥamāʔim
الْحَمَائِم
al-ḥamāʔim
حَمَائِم
ḥamāʔim
nominative حَمَائِمُ
ḥamāʔimu
الْحَمَائِمُ
al-ḥamāʔimu
حَمَائِمُ
ḥamāʔimu
accusative حَمَائِمَ
ḥamāʔima
الْحَمَائِمَ
al-ḥamāʔima
حَمَائِمَ
ḥamāʔima
genitive حَمَائِمَ
ḥamāʔima
الْحَمَائِمِ
al-ḥamāʔimi
حَمَائِمِ
ḥamāʔimi

See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħi.maːm/

Noun

حِمَام • (ḥimāmm

  1. (literary or poetic) death (the cessation of life)
Declension
Declension of noun حِمَام (ḥimām)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حِمَام
ḥimām
الْحِمَام
al-ḥimām
حِمَام
ḥimām
nominative حِمَامٌ
ḥimāmun
الْحِمَامُ
al-ḥimāmu
حِمَامُ
ḥimāmu
accusative حِمَامًا
ḥimāman
الْحِمَامَ
al-ḥimāma
حِمَامَ
ḥimāma
genitive حِمَامٍ
ḥimāmin
الْحِمَامِ
al-ḥimāmi
حِمَامِ
ḥimāmi

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حمم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħæmˈmæːm]

Noun

حمام • (ḥammāmm (plural حمّامات (ḥammamāt)) (countable)

  1. a washroom; a bathroom; a restroom
  2. a lavatory; an outhouse
    1. a toilet
    2. a urinal
  3. (rare) a bathhouse, a spa
    Synonym: سونة (sawna)

Derived terms

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح م م
3 terms

From Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħam.maːm/

Noun

حمام • (ḥammāmm (plural حمامات (ḥammāmāt))

  1. bath, bathroom
  2. bathhouse, spa

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَمَام (ḥamām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħmaːm/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

حمام • (ḥmāmm (collective, singulative حمامة f (ḥmāma), paucal حمامات (ḥmāmāt))

  1. dove, pigeon
    Synonym: يمام (ymām)

North Levantine Arabic

Noun

حمام • (ḥammām)

  1. bathroom

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām, bath; bathhouse).

Noun

حمام • (hamam) (definite accusative حمامی (hamamı), plural حماملر (hamamlar))

  1. hammam, Turkish baths, a communal bathhouse in Islamic countries
  2. bathroom, a room usually containing a shower or bathtub and a toilet
    Synonym: بانیو (banyo)
  3. (in general) bath, baths, the single act of bathing or taking a bath

Derived terms

  • حمام اناسی (hamam anası, directress of a hammam)
  • حمام اوتی (hamam otu, depilatory used in a hammam)
  • حمام اوستاسی (hamam ustası, female attendant in a hammam)
  • حمام بوجكی (hamam böceği, cockroach)
  • حمام طاسی (hamam tası, bowl used in a hammam)
  • حمام طاقمی (hamam takımı, set of bath towels)
  • حمام قبه‌سی (hamam kubbesi, the dome of a hammam)
  • حمام لكنی (hamam leğeni, water basin)
  • حمامجی (hamamcı, director of a hammam)
  • حمامده تركی چاغرمق (hamamda türkü çağırmak, to do a useless thing, literally to sing a song in a hammam)
  • دكز حمامی (deñiz hamamı, sea-bath)
  • قاریلر حمامی (karılar hamamı, bedlam, literally women's hammam)
  • قدرت حمامی (kudret hamamı, hot spring used as a bath)

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? hammām
Dari reading? hammām
Iranian reading? hammâm
Tajik reading? hammom

Noun

حَمّام • (hammâm)

Dari حمام
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳаммом
  1. bathhouse
  2. bath
  3. (Dari) shower (bathing)
  4. bathroom
  5. hammam, Turkish bath

Synonyms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح م م
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħam.maːm/, [ħamˈmæːm]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

حمّام • (ḥammāmm (plural حمّامات (ḥammāmāt))

  1. bathroom, bath
  2. lavatory, toilet
    Synonyms: منافع (manāfeʕ), بيت المي (bēt il-ṃayy, literally water house), بيت الخارج (bēt il-ḵārej, literally outside house)
  3. bathhouse

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَمَام (ḥamām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.maːm/, [ħaˈmæːm]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

حمام • (ḥamāmm (collective, singulative حمامة f (ḥamāme), paucal حمامات (ḥamāmāt), plural حمائم (ḥamāʔem))

  1. (collective) doves, pigeons

Urdu

Pronunciation

Noun

حَمّام • (hammāmm (Hindi spelling हम्माम)

  1. hot bath, bath
  2. bathroom, bathhouse, hammam

Synonyms

  • حَمّام کَرْنا (hammām karnā, to bathe, to shower)