تمدن

Arabic

Root
م د ن (m d n)
6 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.mad.da.na/

Verb

تَمَدَّنَ • (tamaddana) V (non-past يَتَمَدَّنُ (yatamaddanu), verbal noun تَمَدُّن (tamaddun))

1. to become urbanized
2. to become civilized

Conjugation

Conjugation of تَمَدَّنَ (V, sound, no passive, verbal noun تَمَدُّن)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَمَدُّن tamaddun
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَمَدِّن mutamaddin
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	تَمَدَّنْتُ tamaddantu	تَمَدَّنْتَ tamaddanta	تَمَدَّنَ tamaddana		تَمَدَّنْتُمَا tamaddantumā	تَمَدَّنَا tamaddanā		تَمَدَّنَّا tamaddannā	تَمَدَّنْتُمْ tamaddantum	تَمَدَّنُوا tamaddanū
	f		تَمَدَّنْتِ tamaddanti	تَمَدَّنَتْ tamaddanat			تَمَدَّنَتَا tamaddanatā			تَمَدَّنْتُنَّ tamaddantunna	تَمَدَّنَّ tamaddanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَمَدَّنُ ʔatamaddanu	تَتَمَدَّنُ tatamaddanu	يَتَمَدَّنُ yatamaddanu		تَتَمَدَّنَانِ tatamaddanāni	يَتَمَدَّنَانِ yatamaddanāni		نَتَمَدَّنُ natamaddanu	تَتَمَدَّنُونَ tatamaddanūna	يَتَمَدَّنُونَ yatamaddanūna
	f		تَتَمَدَّنِينَ tatamaddanīna	تَتَمَدَّنُ tatamaddanu			تَتَمَدَّنَانِ tatamaddanāni			تَتَمَدَّنَّ tatamaddanna	يَتَمَدَّنَّ yatamaddanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَمَدَّنَ ʔatamaddana	تَتَمَدَّنَ tatamaddana	يَتَمَدَّنَ yatamaddana		تَتَمَدَّنَا tatamaddanā	يَتَمَدَّنَا yatamaddanā		نَتَمَدَّنَ natamaddana	تَتَمَدَّنُوا tatamaddanū	يَتَمَدَّنُوا yatamaddanū
	f		تَتَمَدَّنِي tatamaddanī	تَتَمَدَّنَ tatamaddana			تَتَمَدَّنَا tatamaddanā			تَتَمَدَّنَّ tatamaddanna	يَتَمَدَّنَّ yatamaddanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَمَدَّنْ ʔatamaddan	تَتَمَدَّنْ tatamaddan	يَتَمَدَّنْ yatamaddan		تَتَمَدَّنَا tatamaddanā	يَتَمَدَّنَا yatamaddanā		نَتَمَدَّنْ natamaddan	تَتَمَدَّنُوا tatamaddanū	يَتَمَدَّنُوا yatamaddanū
	f		تَتَمَدَّنِي tatamaddanī	تَتَمَدَّنْ tatamaddan			تَتَمَدَّنَا tatamaddanā			تَتَمَدَّنَّ tatamaddanna	يَتَمَدَّنَّ yatamaddanna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَمَدَّنْ tamaddan			تَمَدَّنَا tamaddanā				تَمَدَّنُوا tamaddanū
	f		تَمَدَّنِي tamaddanī							تَمَدَّنَّ tamaddanna

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.mad.dun/

Noun

تَمَدُّن • (tamaddun) m

1. verbal noun of تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana) (form V)
2. urbanism
3. civilization

Declension

Declension of noun تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَمَدُّن tamaddun	التَّمَدُّن at-tamaddun	تَمَدُّن tamaddun
nominative	تَمَدُّنٌ tamaddunun	التَّمَدُّنُ at-tamaddunu	تَمَدُّنُ tamaddunu
accusative	تَمَدُّنًا tamaddunan	التَّمَدُّنَ at-tamadduna	تَمَدُّنَ tamadduna
genitive	تَمَدُّنٍ tamaddunin	التَّمَدُّنِ at-tamadduni	تَمَدُّنِ tamadduni

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: təməddün
• → Classical Persian: تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)
  • → Bengali: তমদ্দুন (tomoddun)
  • → Malay: tamadun
    • Indonesian: tamadun
• → Ottoman Turkish: تمدن (temeddün)
  • Turkish: temeddün
• ⇒ Swahili: utamaduni

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana)

Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor.

Persian تمدن

Borrowed from Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun), from تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ta.mad.ˈdun/

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.mäd̪.d̪ʊn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.mäd̪.d̪ʊn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.mäd̪.d̪un]

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

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

• Rhymes: -un

Readings
Classical reading?	tamaddun
Dari reading?	tamaddun
Iranian reading?	tamaddon
Tajik reading?	tamaddun

Noun

تمدن • (tamaddun / tamaddon) (Tajik spelling тамаддун)

1. civilisation

   Synonym: مَدَنِیَّت (madaniyyat / madaniyat)

Descendants

• → Bengali: তমদ্দুন (tomoddun)
• → Malay: tamadun
  • Indonesian: tamadun