مادام

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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French madame.

Noun[edit]

مادام (madam)

  1. madam (form of address for a European lady)

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: madam

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic مَا دَامَ (mā dāma).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.daːm/, [maˈdæːm]
  • (file)

Conjunction[edit]

مادام (mā-dām)

  1. while, as long as
    Synonyms: طالما (ṭāla-ma), بينما (beyna-ma)

See also[edit]

  • لمّا (lamma, when; as soon as)