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matem

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See also: mātēm

Catalan

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matem

  1. inflection of matar:
    1. first-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. first-person plural imperative

Galician

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matem

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of matar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Polish

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.tɛm/
  • Rhymes: -atɛm
  • Syllabification: ma‧tem

Noun

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matem m

  1. instrumental singular of mat

Portuguese

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matem

  1. inflection of matar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish ماتم (matem), from Arabic مَأْتَم (maʔtam, mourning ceremony).

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Noun

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matem (definite accusative matemi, plural matemler)

  1. mourning
  2. grief

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “matem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ماتم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1652
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN