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تَمام
completeness /taˈmaːm/
nounA1#204 most common
Also: perfection, fullness, fine / OK (colloquial)
Example sentences
تَمام، شُكْراً.
Fine, thanks.
وَصَلَ الْقِطارُ فِي تَمامِ السّاعَةِ السّابِعَةِ.
The train arrived at exactly seven o'clock.
نَنْتَظِرُ تَمامَ الْعَمَلِ قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ.
We are waiting for the completion of the work before delivery.
يُضِيءُ بَدْرُ التَّمامِ سَماءَ الصَّحْراءِ.
The full moon lights up the desert sky.
لَنْ يَكْتَمِلَ الْبِناءُ إِلّا بِتَمامِ آخِرِ تَفْصيلٍ فيهِ.
The building will not be complete except with the completion of its last detail.
في تَمامِ النُّضْجِ تَكْمُنُ بِدايَةُ الذُّبولِ، كَما يَقولُ الحُكَماءُ.
At the height of ripeness lies the start of decline, as the wise say.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَمامٌ | — |
| Genitive | تَمامٍ | — |
| Accusative | تَماماً | — |
| Vocative | يا تَمامُ | — |
Word family
تَمَّto be completed, to be finished
تَامّcomplete, whole
تَماماًcompletely, exactly
أَتَمَّto complete, to finish
إِتْمامcompletion, accomplishmentEtymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root t-m-m, which carries the idea of being complete or finished. The verb تَمَّ means 'to be complete', and تَمام is its verbal noun, naming the state of completeness or fullness. The same root appears widely across the Semitic family, including Hebrew and Aramaic.
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