تماس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• تَمَاسَسَ (tamāsasa)

Verb

تَمَاسَسَ or تَمَاسَّ • (tamāssa or tamāsasa) VI, non-past يَتَمَاسُّ or يَتَمَاسَسُ‎ (yatamāssu or yatamāsasu)

1. to touch each other, to be in mutual contact

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَمَاسَّ or تَمَاسَسَ

(form-VI geminate)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						تَمَاسّ or تَمَاسُس tamāss or tamāsus
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَمَاسّ or مُتَمَاسِس mutamāss or mutamāsis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَمَاسّ or مُتَمَاسَس mutamāss or mutamāsas
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَمَاسَسْتُ tamāsastu	تَمَاسَسْتَ tamāsasta	تَمَاسَّ or تَمَاسَسَ tamāssa or tamāsasa		تَمَاسَسْتُمَا tamāsastumā	تَمَاسَّا or تَمَاسَسَا tamāssā or tamāsasā		تَمَاسَسْنَا tamāsasnā	تَمَاسَسْتُمْ tamāsastum	تَمَاسُّوا or تَمَاسَسُوا tamāssū or tamāsasū
	f		تَمَاسَسْتِ tamāsasti	تَمَاسَّتْ or تَمَاسَسَتْ tamāssat or tamāsasat			تَمَاسَّتَا or تَمَاسَسَتَا tamāssatā or tamāsasatā			تَمَاسَسْتُنَّ tamāsastunna	تَمَاسَسْنَ tamāsasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَمَاسُّ or أَتَمَاسَسُ ʔatamāssu or ʔatamāsasu	تَتَمَاسُّ or تَتَمَاسَسُ tatamāssu or tatamāsasu	يَتَمَاسُّ or يَتَمَاسَسُ yatamāssu or yatamāsasu		تَتَمَاسَّانِ or تَتَمَاسَسَانِ tatamāssāni or tatamāsasāni	يَتَمَاسَّانِ or يَتَمَاسَسَانِ yatamāssāni or yatamāsasāni		نَتَمَاسُّ or نَتَمَاسَسُ natamāssu or natamāsasu	تَتَمَاسُّونَ or تَتَمَاسَسُونَ tatamāssūna or tatamāsasūna	يَتَمَاسُّونَ or يَتَمَاسَسُونَ yatamāssūna or yatamāsasūna
	f		تَتَمَاسِّينَ or تَتَمَاسَسِينَ tatamāssīna or tatamāsasīna	تَتَمَاسُّ or تَتَمَاسَسُ tatamāssu or tatamāsasu			تَتَمَاسَّانِ or تَتَمَاسَسَانِ tatamāssāni or tatamāsasāni			تَتَمَاسَسْنَ tatamāsasna	يَتَمَاسَسْنَ yatamāsasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَمَاسَّ or أَتَمَاسَسَ ʔatamāssa or ʔatamāsasa	تَتَمَاسَّ or تَتَمَاسَسَ tatamāssa or tatamāsasa	يَتَمَاسَّ or يَتَمَاسَسَ yatamāssa or yatamāsasa		تَتَمَاسَّا or تَتَمَاسَسَا tatamāssā or tatamāsasā	يَتَمَاسَّا or يَتَمَاسَسَا yatamāssā or yatamāsasā		نَتَمَاسَّ or نَتَمَاسَسَ natamāssa or natamāsasa	تَتَمَاسُّوا or تَتَمَاسَسُوا tatamāssū or tatamāsasū	يَتَمَاسُّوا or يَتَمَاسَسُوا yatamāssū or yatamāsasū
	f		تَتَمَاسِّي or تَتَمَاسَسِي tatamāssī or tatamāsasī	تَتَمَاسَّ or تَتَمَاسَسَ tatamāssa or tatamāsasa			تَتَمَاسَّا or تَتَمَاسَسَا tatamāssā or tatamāsasā			تَتَمَاسَسْنَ tatamāsasna	يَتَمَاسَسْنَ yatamāsasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَمَاسَّ or أَتَمَاسِّ or أَتَمَاسَسْ ʔatamāssa or ʔatamāssi or ʔatamāsas	تَتَمَاسَّ or تَتَمَاسِّ or تَتَمَاسَسْ tatamāssa or tatamāssi or tatamāsas	يَتَمَاسَّ or يَتَمَاسِّ or يَتَمَاسَسْ yatamāssa or yatamāssi or yatamāsas		تَتَمَاسَّا or تَتَمَاسَسَا tatamāssā or tatamāsasā	يَتَمَاسَّا or يَتَمَاسَسَا yatamāssā or yatamāsasā		نَتَمَاسَّ or نَتَمَاسِّ or نَتَمَاسَسْ natamāssa or natamāssi or natamāsas	تَتَمَاسُّوا or تَتَمَاسَسُوا tatamāssū or tatamāsasū	يَتَمَاسُّوا or يَتَمَاسَسُوا yatamāssū or yatamāsasū
	f		تَتَمَاسِّي or تَتَمَاسَسِي tatamāssī or tatamāsasī	تَتَمَاسَّ or تَتَمَاسِّ or تَتَمَاسَسْ tatamāssa or tatamāssi or tatamāsas			تَتَمَاسَّا or تَتَمَاسَسَا tatamāssā or tatamāsasā			تَتَمَاسَسْنَ tatamāsasna	يَتَمَاسَسْنَ yatamāsasna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَمَاسَّ or تَمَاسِّ or تَمَاسَسْ tamāssa or tamāssi or tamāsas			تَمَاسَّا or تَمَاسَسَا tamāssā or tamāsasā				تَمَاسُّوا or تَمَاسَسُوا tamāssū or tamāsasū
	f		تَمَاسِّي or تَمَاسَسِي tamāssī or tamāsasī							تَمَاسَسْنَ tamāsasna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُمُوسِسَ tumūsisa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَمَاسُّ or يُتَمَاسَسُ yutamāssu or yutamāsasu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَمَاسَّ or يُتَمَاسَسَ yutamāssa or yutamāsasa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَمَاسَّ or يُتَمَاسِّ or يُتَمَاسَسْ yutamāssa or yutamāssi or yutamāsas		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Noun

تَمَاسّ • (tamāss) m

1. verbal noun of تَمَاسَّ (tamāssa) (form VI)

Declension

Declension of noun تَمَاسّ (tamāss)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَمَاسّ tamāss	التَّمَاسّ at-tamāss	تَمَاسّ tamāss
Nominative	تَمَاسٌّ tamāssun	التَّمَاسُّ at-tamāssu	تَمَاسُّ tamāssu
Accusative	تَمَاسًّا tamāssan	التَّمَاسَّ at-tamāssa	تَمَاسَّ tamāssa
Genitive	تَمَاسٍّ tamāssin	التَّمَاسِّ at-tamāssi	تَمَاسِّ tamāssi

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: təmas
• → Ottoman Turkish: تماس (temas, “touching, contact”)
  • Turkish: temas

Etymology 3

Verb

تُمَاسُّ • (tumāssu) (form III)

1. inflection of مَاسَّ (māssa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   3. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
   4. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative

Verb

تُمَاسَّ • (tumāssa) (form III)

1. inflection of مَاسَّ (māssa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   3. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   4. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   5. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
   6. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
   7. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   8. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Verb

تُمَاسِّ • (tumāssi) (form III)

1. inflection of مَاسَّ (māssa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   3. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
   4. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَمَاسّ (tamāss).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.mɑ́ːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.mɑ́ːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.mɔ́ːs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.mɒ́ːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.mɔ́s]

Readings
Classical reading?	tamās
Dari reading?	tamās
Iranian reading?	tamâs
Tajik reading?	tamos

Noun

تماس • (tamâs)

1. contact
2. (telephone) call

   Synonym: زنگ (zang)

   چرا تماس تلگرام وصل نمیشه؟ (colloquial Iranian)

   čerâ tamâs-e telegrâm vasl ne-mi-še?

   Why isn't the Telegram call connecting?

Derived terms

• تماس داشتن (tamâs dâštan)
• تماس کردن (tamâs kardan)
• تماس گرفتن (tamâs gereftan)