-இடம்

See also: இடம்

Tamil

Etymology

From இடம் (iṭam, “place, spot, site, location”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪɖɐm/

• Audio (India):

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Suffix

-இடம் • (-iṭam) (formal)

1. an ending of the locative case — on, to, with. (see usage notes)

   Synonym: (Spoken Tamil) கிட்ட (kiṭṭa)

   அவனிடம் பணம் உண்டு.

   avaṉiṭam paṇam uṇṭu.

   He has money.

   (literally, “With him, there is money.”)

   அவளிடம் யாரோ பேசிகொண்டிருக்கிறார்.

   avaḷiṭam yārō pēcikoṇṭirukkiṟār.

   Someone is speaking with her.

   என்னிடம் மார்க்கரை தா.

   eṉṉiṭam mārkkarai tā.

   Hand me the marker.

   (literally, “Give the marker to my place.”)

Usage notes

• While -இல் (-il) is usually used with அஃறிணை (aḥṟiṇai) (irrational) nouns, -இடம் (-iṭam) is usually used with உயர்திணை (uyartiṇai) (rational) nouns.
• Additionally, while -இல் (-il) conveys a sense of location or being, -இடம் (-iṭam) generally denotes possession or interaction (see examples above).
• This suffix is fully replaced in Spoken Tamil by கிட்ட (kiṭṭa), which has the same usage.

Parasynonyms

• -இல் (-il), -கு (-ku)

Derived terms

• -இடமிருந்து (-iṭamiruntu)

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “இடம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• Miron Winslow (1862), “இடம்”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt
• Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “இடம்”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “இடம்”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
• David W. McAlpin (1981), “-இடம்”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page [2]