ناتمام

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ناتمام (nâtamâm). By surface analysis, ناـ (nâ-) +‎ تمام (tamâm).

Adjective

ناتمام • (nâtamâm)

1. incomplete, imperfect

Descendants

• Turkish: natamam

Persian

Etymology

ناـ (nâ-, “un-, non-, in-”) +‎ تمام (tamâm, “complete, finished”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ta.mɑːm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.t̪ʰä.mɑːm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.t̪ʰä.mɑːm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.t̪ʰä.mɑːm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.t̪ʰä.mɔːm]

• (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)

1. 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 mustağnī ast

     Of my imperfect love the glory of the beloved is independent

     (Classical romanization)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: natamam
• → Chagatai: ناتمام
  • Uyghur: ناتامام (natamam)
  • Uzbek: notamom
• → Ottoman Turkish: ناتمام (nâtamâm)
  • Turkish: natamam