தம்

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Tamil

Etymology 1

Oblique of தாம் (tām).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪am/
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

தம் • (tam) (Formal Tamil, honorific)

  1. you, thou
  2. your, thine
    தம் நாட்டை தம் போக்கில் ஆள்வீராக!
    tam nāṭṭai tam pōkkil āḷvīrāka!
    Rule thy country as thou pleasest!
  3. their

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian دم (dam).

Pronunciation

Noun

தம் • (tam) (Spoken Tamil, uncountable)

  1. breath drawn in or held (during exertions)
  2. breath
    Synonym: மூச்சு (mūccu)
  3. (smoking) puff
Declension
m-stem declension of தம் (tam) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative தம்
tam 		-
vocative தம்மே
tammē 		-
accusative தம்மை
tammai 		-
dative தம்முக்கு
tammukku 		-
benefactive தம்முக்காக
tammukkāka 		-
genitive 1 தம்முடைய
tammuṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 தம்மின்
tammiṉ 		-
locative 1 தம்மில்
tammil 		-
locative 2 தம்மிடம்
tammiṭam 		-
sociative 1 தம்மோடு
tammōṭu 		-
sociative 2 தம்முடன்
tammuṭaṉ 		-
instrumental தம்மால்
tammāl 		-
ablative தம்மிலிருந்து
tammiliruntu 		-

References

  1. ^ Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “தம்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
  2. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936) “தம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
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