ناتمام

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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ناتمام (nâtamâm)

  1. incomplete, imperfect

Descendants

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  • Turkish: natamam

Persian

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Etymology

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From ناـ (nâ-, un-, non-, in-) +‎ تمام (tamâm, complete, finished).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? nātamām
Dari reading? nātamām
Iranian reading? nâtamâm
Tajik reading? notamom

Adjective

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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

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