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تامّ
complete /ˈtaːmm/
adjectiveB1#2007 most common
Also: whole, full, perfect
Example sentences
الكتاب تامّ.
The book is complete.
الجملة تامّة.
The sentence is complete.
أنهيتُ المشروع بشكل تامّ.
I finished the project completely.
نحتاج إلى صمت تامّ أثناء الامتحان.
We need complete silence during the exam.
حصل الطالب على درجة تامّة في الاختبار.
The student got a full mark on the test.
يتطلّب هذا العمل تركيزًا تامًّا وإتقانًا لا يقبل الخطأ.
This work requires complete concentration and a mastery that admits no error.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تامٌّ | تامّون |
| Genitive | تامٍّ | تامّين |
| Accusative | تامًّا | تامّين |
| Vocative | تامّ | تامّون |
Word family
تَمَّto be complete, to be done
أتمَّto complete, to finish
تَمامcompleteness, perfectionتَتِمّةsupplement, remainder
تمامًاcompletely, exactly
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root t-m-m, meaning to be complete or finished. تامّ is the active participle of the verb تَمَّ, so it names the thing that is done or whole. The same root runs through several Semitic languages with the same core sense of completeness.
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