حمام

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ħam.maːm/
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Noun

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حَمَّام (ḥammāmm (plural حَمَّامَات (ḥammāmāt))

  1. (countable) a bath, a bathtub
    1. (countable) a bathhouse, a spa
    2. (countable) a washroom; a bathroom; a restroom
  2. (countable, dated) a watering hole
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Semitic *šawmān-.

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حَمَام (ḥamāmm (collective, singulative حَمَامَة f (ḥamāma), plural حَمَائِم (ḥamāʔim), paucal حَمَامَات (ḥamāmāt))

  1. (collective) doves, pigeons
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Etymology 3

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حِمَام (ḥimāmm

  1. (literary or poetic) death (the cessation of life)
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References

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

Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

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حمام (ḥammāmm (plural حمّامات (ḥammamāt)) (countable)

  1. a washroom; a bathroom; a restroom
  2. a lavatory; an outhouse
    1. a toilet
    2. a urinal
  3. (rare) a bathhouse, a spa
    Synonym: سونة (sawna)

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Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ح م م
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From Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

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Noun

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حمام (ḥammāmm (plural حمامات (ḥammāmāt))

  1. bath, bathroom
  2. bathhouse, spa

Etymology 2

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From Arabic حَمَام (ḥamām).

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حمام (ḥmāmm (collective, singulative حمامة f (ḥmāma), paucal حمامات (ḥmāmāt))

  1. dove, pigeon
    Synonym: يمام (ymām)

North Levantine Arabic

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Noun

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حمام (ḥammām)

  1. bathroom

Ottoman Turkish

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حمام

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām, bath; bathhouse).

Noun

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حمام (hamam) (definite accusative حمامی (hamamı), plural حماملر (hamamlar))

  1. hammam, Turkish baths, a communal bathhouse in Islamic countries
  2. bathroom, a room usually containing a shower or bathtub and a toilet
    Synonym: بانیو (banyo)
  3. (in general) bath, baths, the single act of bathing or taking a bath

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: hamam
  • Albanian: hamam
  • English: hammam
  • Greek: χαμάμ (chamám)

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

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Readings
Classical reading? hammām
Dari reading? hammām
Iranian reading? hammâm
Tajik reading? hammom

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حَمّام (hammâm)

Dari حمام
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳаммом
  1. bathhouse
  2. bath
  3. (Dari) shower (bathing)
  4. bathroom
  5. hammam, Turkish bath

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ح م م
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Etymology 1

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From Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

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حمّام (ḥammāmm (plural حمّامات (ḥammāmāt))

  1. bathroom, bath
  2. lavatory, toilet
    Synonyms: منافع (manāfeʕ), بيت المي (bēt il-ṃayy, literally water house), بيت الخارج (bēt il-ḵārej, literally outside house)
  3. bathhouse

Etymology 2

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From Arabic حَمَام (ḥamām).

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حمام (ḥamāmm (collective, singulative حمامة f (ḥamāme), paucal حمامات (ḥamāmāt), plural حمائم (ḥamāʔem))

  1. (collective) doves, pigeons

Urdu

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حَمّام (hammāmm (Hindi spelling हम्माम)

  1. hot bath, bath
  2. bathroom, bathhouse, hammam

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