-तम

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *-tamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tamás, from Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mós. Cognate with Avestan -𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀 (-təma).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-तम (-tamá)

  1. absolute superlative adjectival suffix

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of -तम (-tamá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -तमः
-tamáḥ
-तमौ / -तमा¹
-tamaú / -tamā́¹
-तमाः / -तमासः¹
-tamā́ḥ / -tamā́saḥ¹
Vocative -तम
-táma
-तमौ / -तमा¹
-támau / -támā¹
-तमाः / -तमासः¹
-támāḥ / -támāsaḥ¹
Accusative -तमम्
-tamám
-तमौ / -तमा¹
-tamaú / -tamā́¹
-तमान्
-tamā́n
Instrumental -तमेन
-taména
-तमाभ्याम्
-tamā́bhyām
-तमैः / -तमेभिः¹
-tamaíḥ / -tamébhiḥ¹
Dative -तमाय
-tamā́ya
-तमाभ्याम्
-tamā́bhyām
-तमेभ्यः
-tamébhyaḥ
Ablative -तमात्
-tamā́t
-तमाभ्याम्
-tamā́bhyām
-तमेभ्यः
-tamébhyaḥ
Genitive -तमस्य
-tamásya
-तमयोः
-tamáyoḥ
-तमानाम्
-tamā́nām
Locative -तमे
-tamé
-तमयोः
-tamáyoḥ
-तमेषु
-taméṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of -तमा (-tamā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -तमा
-tamā́
-तमे
-tamé
-तमाः
-tamā́ḥ
Vocative -तमे
-táme
-तमे
-táme
-तमाः
-támāḥ
Accusative -तमाम्
-tamā́m
-तमे
-tamé
-तमाः
-tamā́ḥ
Instrumental -तमया / -तमा¹
-tamáyā / -tamā́¹
-तमाभ्याम्
-tamā́bhyām
-तमाभिः
-tamā́bhiḥ
Dative -तमायै
-tamā́yai
-तमाभ्याम्
-tamā́bhyām
-तमाभ्यः
-tamā́bhyaḥ
Ablative -तमायाः / -तमायै²
-tamā́yāḥ / -tamā́yai²
-तमाभ्याम्
-tamā́bhyām
-तमाभ्यः
-tamā́bhyaḥ
Genitive -तमायाः / -तमायै²
-tamā́yāḥ / -tamā́yai²
-तमयोः
-tamáyoḥ
-तमानाम्
-tamā́nām
Locative -तमायाम्
-tamā́yām
-तमयोः
-tamáyoḥ
-तमासु
-tamā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of -तम (-tamá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -तमम्
-tamám
-तमे
-tamé
-तमानि / -तमा¹
-tamā́ni / -tamā́¹
Vocative -तम
-táma
-तमे
-táme
-तमानि / -तमा¹
-támāni / -támā¹
Accusative -तमम्
-tamám
-तमे
-tamé
-तमानि / -तमा¹
-tamā́ni / -tamā́¹
Instrumental -तमेन
-taména
-तमाभ्याम्
-tamā́bhyām
-तमैः / -तमेभिः¹
-tamaíḥ / -tamébhiḥ¹
Dative -तमाय
-tamā́ya
-तमाभ्याम्
-tamā́bhyām
-तमेभ्यः
-tamébhyaḥ
Ablative -तमात्
-tamā́t
-तमाभ्याम्
-tamā́bhyām
-तमेभ्यः
-tamébhyaḥ
Genitive -तमस्य
-tamásya
-तमयोः
-tamáyoḥ
-तमानाम्
-tamā́nām
Locative -तमे
-tamé
-तमयोः
-tamáyoḥ
-तमेषु
-taméṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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