See also: تمن

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Ancient Greek τίμημα (tímēma), from τιμή (timḗ), from τῑ́ω (tī́ō), leveled to the root ث م ن (ṯ-m-n); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (value, honor). Compare Classical Syriac ܛܝܼܡܵܐ (ṭīmā, price, value) and Jewish Literary Aramaic תמא (tmˀ, duty, tax, fee); for more see τιμή (timí) and τῑμάω (tīmáō).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /θa.man/
  • (file)

Noun edit

ثَمَن (ṯamanm (plural أَثْمَان (ʔaṯmān) or أَثْمِنَة (ʔaṯmina) or أَثْمُن (ʔaṯmun))

  1. (countable) a price
    Synonyms: سِعْر (siʕr), قِيمَة (qīma)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:20:
      وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ
      wašarawhu biṯamanin baḵsin darāhima maʕdūdatin
      And they sold him for cheap, [merely] a few pennies.
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  • Swahili: thamani

Etymology 2 edit

Arabic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ثَمَانِيَة (ṯamāniya)
    Ordinal: ثَامِن (ṯāmin)
    Multiplier: ثُمَانِيّ (ṯumāniyy), مُثَمَّن (muṯamman)
    Distributive: ثُمَانَ (ṯumāna)
    Fractional: ثُمُن (ṯumun), ثُمْن (ṯumn)

From the root ث م ن (ṯ-m-n); compare ثَمَانِيَة (ṯamāniya, eight).

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Noun edit

ثُمُن or ثُمْن (ṯumun or ṯumnm (plural أَثْمَان (ʔaṯmān))

  1. (countable) an eighth
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Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

ثَمُنَ (ṯamuna) I, non-past يَثْمُنُ‎ (yaṯmunu)

  1. (intransitive) to be or become valuable; to appreciate
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Etymology 4 edit

Verb edit

ثَمَّنَ (ṯammana) II, non-past يُثَمِّنُ‎ (yuṯamminu)

  1. (transitive) to set or fix the price of, to price
    1. (transitive) to try to assess the price or value of, to value; to evaluate; to appreciate
    2. (transitive) to deem valuable, to value, to appreciate
  2. (transitive) to divide into eight parts
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