ناتمام
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ناتمام (nâtamâm). By surface analysis, ناـ (nâ-) + تمام (tamâm).
Adjective
ناتمام • (nâtamâm)
Descendants
- Turkish: natamam
Persian
Etymology
From ناـ (nâ-, “un-, non-, in-”) + تمام (tamâm, “complete, finished”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /naː.ta.ˈmaːm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑː.t̪ʰä.mɑːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nɒː.t̪ʰæ.mɒːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nɔ.t̪ʰä.mɔm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nātamām |
| Dari reading? | nātamām |
| Iranian reading? | nâtamâm |
| Tajik reading? | notamom |
Adjective
| Dari | ناتمام |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | нотамом |
ناتمام • (nâtamâm)
- incomplete, unfinished, imperfect
- c. 1380, Hafez, “Shirazi Turk”, in Divan:
- ز عشق ناتمام ما جمال یار مستغنی است
- zi išq-i nātamām-i mā jamāl-i yār mustaġnī ast
- Of my imperfect love the glory of the beloved is independent