حمام

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح م م (ḥ-m-m); related to heating.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħam.maːm/

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Noun

حَمَّام • (ḥammām) m (plural حَمَّامَات (ḥammāmāt))

1. bath, bathroom
2. bathhouse, spa
3. watering hole
4. swimming pool

Declension

Declension of noun حَمَّام (ḥammām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَّام ḥammām	الْحَمَّام al-ḥammām	حَمَّام ḥammām
Nominative	حَمَّامٌ ḥammāmun	الْحَمَّامُ al-ḥammāmu	حَمَّامُ ḥammāmu
Accusative	حَمَّامًا ḥammāman	الْحَمَّامَ al-ḥammāma	حَمَّامَ ḥammāma
Genitive	حَمَّامٍ ḥammāmin	الْحَمَّامِ al-ḥammāmi	حَمَّامِ ḥammāmi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَّامَيْن ḥammāmayn	الْحَمَّامَيْن al-ḥammāmayn	حَمَّامَيْ ḥammāmay
Nominative	حَمَّامَانِ ḥammāmāni	الْحَمَّامَانِ al-ḥammāmāni	حَمَّامَا ḥammāmā
Accusative	حَمَّامَيْنِ ḥammāmayni	الْحَمَّامَيْنِ al-ḥammāmayni	حَمَّامَيْ ḥammāmay
Genitive	حَمَّامَيْنِ ḥammāmayni	الْحَمَّامَيْنِ al-ḥammāmayni	حَمَّامَيْ ḥammāmay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَّامَات ḥammāmāt	الْحَمَّامَات al-ḥammāmāt	حَمَّامَات ḥammāmāt
Nominative	حَمَّامَاتٌ ḥammāmātun	الْحَمَّامَاتُ al-ḥammāmātu	حَمَّامَاتُ ḥammāmātu
Accusative	حَمَّامَاتٍ ḥammāmātin	الْحَمَّامَاتِ al-ḥammāmāti	حَمَّامَاتِ ḥammāmāti
Genitive	حَمَّامَاتٍ ḥammāmātin	الْحَمَّامَاتِ al-ḥammāmāti	حَمَّامَاتِ ḥammāmāti

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.maːm/

Noun

حَمَام • (ḥamām) m (collective, singulative حَمَامَة f (ḥamāma), plural حَمَائِم (ḥamāʔim), paucal حَمَامَات (ḥamāmāt))

1. dove, pigeon

Declension

Declension of noun حَمَام (ḥamām)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَام ḥamām	الْحَمَام al-ḥamām	حَمَام ḥamām
Nominative	حَمَامٌ ḥamāmun	الْحَمَامُ al-ḥamāmu	حَمَامُ ḥamāmu
Accusative	حَمَامًا ḥamāman	الْحَمَامَ al-ḥamāma	حَمَامَ ḥamāma
Genitive	حَمَامٍ ḥamāmin	الْحَمَامِ al-ḥamāmi	حَمَامِ ḥamāmi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَامَة ḥamāma	الْحَمَامَة al-ḥamāma	حَمَامَة ḥamāmat
Nominative	حَمَامَةٌ ḥamāmatun	الْحَمَامَةُ al-ḥamāmatu	حَمَامَةُ ḥamāmatu
Accusative	حَمَامَةً ḥamāmatan	الْحَمَامَةَ al-ḥamāmata	حَمَامَةَ ḥamāmata
Genitive	حَمَامَةٍ ḥamāmatin	الْحَمَامَةِ al-ḥamāmati	حَمَامَةِ ḥamāmati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَامَتَيْن ḥamāmatayn	الْحَمَامَتَيْن al-ḥamāmatayn	حَمَامَتَيْ ḥamāmatay
Nominative	حَمَامَتَانِ ḥamāmatāni	الْحَمَامَتَانِ al-ḥamāmatāni	حَمَامَتَا ḥamāmatā
Accusative	حَمَامَتَيْنِ ḥamāmatayni	الْحَمَامَتَيْنِ al-ḥamāmatayni	حَمَامَتَيْ ḥamāmatay
Genitive	حَمَامَتَيْنِ ḥamāmatayni	الْحَمَامَتَيْنِ al-ḥamāmatayni	حَمَامَتَيْ ḥamāmatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَامَات ḥamāmāt	الْحَمَامَات al-ḥamāmāt	حَمَامَات ḥamāmāt
Nominative	حَمَامَاتٌ ḥamāmātun	الْحَمَامَاتُ al-ḥamāmātu	حَمَامَاتُ ḥamāmātu
Accusative	حَمَامَاتٍ ḥamāmātin	الْحَمَامَاتِ al-ḥamāmāti	حَمَامَاتِ ḥamāmāti
Genitive	حَمَامَاتٍ ḥamāmātin	الْحَمَامَاتِ al-ḥamāmāti	حَمَامَاتِ ḥamāmāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَائِم ḥamāʔim	الْحَمَائِم al-ḥamāʔim	حَمَائِم ḥamāʔim
Nominative	حَمَائِمُ ḥamāʔimu	الْحَمَائِمُ al-ḥamāʔimu	حَمَائِمُ ḥamāʔimu
Accusative	حَمَائِمَ ḥamāʔima	الْحَمَائِمَ al-ḥamāʔima	حَمَائِمَ ḥamāʔima
Genitive	حَمَائِمَ ḥamāʔima	الْحَمَائِمِ al-ḥamāʔimi	حَمَائِمِ ḥamāʔimi

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħi.maːm/

Noun

حِمَام • (ḥimām) m

1. (literary or poetic) death (as a fate)

Declension

Declension of noun حِمَام (ḥimām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِمَام ḥimām	الْحِمَام al-ḥimām	حِمَام ḥimām
Nominative	حِمَامٌ ḥimāmun	الْحِمَامُ al-ḥimāmu	حِمَامُ ḥimāmu
Accusative	حِمَامًا ḥimāman	الْحِمَامَ al-ḥimāma	حِمَامَ ḥimāma
Genitive	حِمَامٍ ḥimāmin	الْحِمَامِ al-ḥimāmi	حِمَامِ ḥimāmi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “حمم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

Noun

حمام • (hamam)

1. hammam, Turkish baths
2. bathroom
3. bath, baths
4. bathhouse

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Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

Noun

حمّام • (hammâm)

1. bathhouse
2. bath
3. bathroom
4. hammam, Turkish bath

Synonyms

• گرمابه (garmâbe)

Related terms

• حمام کردن (hammâm kardan)
• حمام گرفتن (hammâm gereftan)