مادام

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From French madame.

Noun

مادام • (madam)

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

Descendants

• Turkish: madam

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مَا دَامَ (mā dāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.daːm/, [maˈdæːm]

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Conjunction

مادام • (mā-dām)

1. while, as long as

   Synonyms: طالما (ṭāla-ma), بينما (beyna-ma)

See also

• لمّا (lamma, “when; as soon as”)