ترجمان

Arabic

Root
ت ر ج م (t r j m)
4 terms

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܬܰܪܓܡܳܢܳܐ (targmānā, “interpreter”), itself from Akkadian 𒅴𒁄 (targumannum, “interpreter”); see the root entry for further information.

Cognate of Hebrew תֻּרְגְּמָן (turgmán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tur.d͡ʒu.maːn/, /tar.d͡ʒu.maːn/, /tar.d͡ʒa.maːn/

Noun

تُرْجُمَان or تَرْجُمَان or تَرْجَمَان • (turjumān or tarjumān or tarjamān) m (plural تَرَاجِمَة (tarājima) or تَرَاجِيم (tarājīm))

1. translator
2. interpreter, dragoman

   مَا مِنْكُم مِن أَحَدٍ إِلَّا سَيُكَلَّمُهُ رَبُّهُ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ تُرْجُمَانٌ ― mā minkum min ʔaḥadin ʔillā sayukallamuhu rabbuhu laysa baynahu wabaynahu turjumānun ― Everyone of you will speak to his Lord without an interpreter between them.

3. cicerone
4. guide

Declension

Declension of noun تُرْجُمَان (turjumān)‎; تَرْجُمَان (tarjumān)‎; تَرْجَمَان (tarjamān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تُرْجُمَان‎; تَرْجُمَان‎; تَرْجَمَان turjumān‎; tarjumān‎; tarjamān	التُّرْجُمَان‎; التَّرْجُمَان‎; التَّرْجَمَان at-turjumān‎; at-tarjumān‎; at-tarjamān	تُرْجُمَان‎; تَرْجُمَان‎; تَرْجَمَان turjumān‎; tarjumān‎; tarjamān
Nominative	تُرْجُمَانٌ‎; تَرْجُمَانٌ‎; تَرْجَمَانٌ turjumānun‎; tarjumānun‎; tarjamānun	التُّرْجُمَانُ‎; التَّرْجُمَانُ‎; التَّرْجَمَانُ at-turjumānu‎; at-tarjumānu‎; at-tarjamānu	تُرْجُمَانُ‎; تَرْجُمَانُ‎; تَرْجَمَانُ turjumānu‎; tarjumānu‎; tarjamānu
Accusative	تُرْجُمَانًا‎; تَرْجُمَانًا‎; تَرْجَمَانًا turjumānan‎; tarjumānan‎; tarjamānan	التُّرْجُمَانَ‎; التَّرْجُمَانَ‎; التَّرْجَمَانَ at-turjumāna‎; at-tarjumāna‎; at-tarjamāna	تُرْجُمَانَ‎; تَرْجُمَانَ‎; تَرْجَمَانَ turjumāna‎; tarjumāna‎; tarjamāna
Genitive	تُرْجُمَانٍ‎; تَرْجُمَانٍ‎; تَرْجَمَانٍ turjumānin‎; tarjumānin‎; tarjamānin	التُّرْجُمَانِ‎; التَّرْجُمَانِ‎; التَّرْجَمَانِ at-turjumāni‎; at-tarjumāni‎; at-tarjamāni	تُرْجُمَانِ‎; تَرْجُمَانِ‎; تَرْجَمَانِ turjumāni‎; tarjumāni‎; tarjamāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تُرْجُمَانَيْن‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْن‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْن turjumānayn‎; tarjumānayn‎; tarjamānayn	التُّرْجُمَانَيْن‎; التَّرْجُمَانَيْن‎; التَّرْجَمَانَيْن at-turjumānayn‎; at-tarjumānayn‎; at-tarjamānayn	تُرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْ turjumānay‎; tarjumānay‎; tarjamānay
Nominative	تُرْجُمَانَانِ‎; تَرْجُمَانَانِ‎; تَرْجَمَانَانِ turjumānāni‎; tarjumānāni‎; tarjamānāni	التُّرْجُمَانَانِ‎; التَّرْجُمَانَانِ‎; التَّرْجَمَانَانِ at-turjumānāni‎; at-tarjumānāni‎; at-tarjamānāni	تُرْجُمَانَا‎; تَرْجُمَانَا‎; تَرْجَمَانَا turjumānā‎; tarjumānā‎; tarjamānā
Accusative	تُرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْنِ turjumānayni‎; tarjumānayni‎; tarjamānayni	التُّرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; التَّرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; التَّرْجَمَانَيْنِ at-turjumānayni‎; at-tarjumānayni‎; at-tarjamānayni	تُرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْ turjumānay‎; tarjumānay‎; tarjamānay
Genitive	تُرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْنِ turjumānayni‎; tarjumānayni‎; tarjamānayni	التُّرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; التَّرْجُمَانَيْنِ‎; التَّرْجَمَانَيْنِ at-turjumānayni‎; at-tarjumānayni‎; at-tarjamānayni	تُرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجُمَانَيْ‎; تَرْجَمَانَيْ turjumānay‎; tarjumānay‎; tarjamānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَرَاجِمَة‎; تَرَاجِيم tarājima‎; tarājīm	التَّرَاجِمَة‎; التَّرَاجِيم at-tarājima‎; at-tarājīm	تَرَاجِمَة‎; تَرَاجِيم tarājimat‎; tarājīm
Nominative	تَرَاجِمَةٌ‎; تَرَاجِيمُ tarājimatun‎; tarājīmu	التَّرَاجِمَةُ‎; التَّرَاجِيمُ at-tarājimatu‎; at-tarājīmu	تَرَاجِمَةُ‎; تَرَاجِيمُ tarājimatu‎; tarājīmu
Accusative	تَرَاجِمَةً‎; تَرَاجِيمَ tarājimatan‎; tarājīma	التَّرَاجِمَةَ‎; التَّرَاجِيمَ at-tarājimata‎; at-tarājīma	تَرَاجِمَةَ‎; تَرَاجِيمَ tarājimata‎; tarājīma
Genitive	تَرَاجِمَةٍ‎; تَرَاجِيمَ tarājimatin‎; tarājīma	التَّرَاجِمَةِ‎; التَّرَاجِيمِ at-tarājimati‎; at-tarājīmi	تَرَاجِمَةِ‎; تَرَاجِيمِ tarājimati‎; tarājīmi

Synonyms

• مُتَرْجِم (mutarjim)

Descendants

• Maltese: turċman
• → Ancient Greek: δραγομάνος (dragomános)
  • → Medieval Latin: dragumannus, drogamundus, turcimannus
    • Old French: dragoman, droguement, drogeman, drogman, drugeman, drugemant, trucheman
      • → Catalan: drogman
      • French: dragoman, truchement
        • → Bulgarian: драгоман (dragoman)
        • → Czech: dragoman
        • → Polish: dragoman
        • → Russian: драгоман (dragoman)
        • → Serbo-Croatian: dragòmān
      • → Middle English: dragman, drogeman, drugeman
        • English: dragoman
      • → Middle High German: tragemunt, trougemunt
        • German: Dragoman, Trutzelmann, Trutschelmann
  • → Italian: dragomanno, turcimanno
• → Classical Persian: ترجمان (tarjumān)
  • → Hindi: तर्जुमान (tarjumān)
  • → Urdu: ترجمان (tarjumān)
• → Spanish: dragomán, truchimán, trujimán, o trujamán
• → Azerbaijani: tərcüman
• → Ottoman Turkish: ترجمان
  • Turkish: tercüman
  • Crimean Tatar: terciman, терджиман
  • → Georgian: თარჯიმანი (tarǯimani)
  • → Romanian: tergiman
• → Uyghur: تەرجىمان (terjiman)
• → Uzbek: tarjimon

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ت ر ج م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic تُرْجُمان (turjumān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tur.ʒmaːn/, /tar.ʒmaːn/

Noun

تُرجمان or تَرجمان • (turjmān or tarjmān) m (plural تراجمية (trājmiyya))

1. translator

   Synonym: مترجم (mutarjim)

Persian

Alternative forms

• ترگمان

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَرْجُمَان (tarjumān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [taɾ.d͡ʒu.ˈmɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.d͡ʒʊ.mɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.d͡ʒʊ.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.d͡ʒʊ.mɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.d͡ʒu.mɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæɹ.d͡ʒo.mɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.d͡ʒu.mɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	tarjumān
Dari reading?	tarjumān
Iranian reading?	tarjomân
Tajik reading?	tarjumon

Noun

Dari	ترجمان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	тарҷумон

ترجمان • (tarjomân)

1. translator
2. interpreter

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترجمان (tarjumān), from Arabic تَرْجُمَان (tarjumān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪əɾ.d͡ʒʊ.mɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

تَرْجُمَان • (tarjumān) m (Hindi spelling तर्जुमान)

1. spokesman
2. translator, interpreter

   Synonym: مُتَرْجِم (mutarjim)

Declension

Declension of ترجمان
	singular	plural
direct	ترجمان (tarjumān)	ترجمان (tarjumān)
oblique	ترجمان (tarjumān)	ترجمانوں (tarjumānō̃)
vocative	ترجمان (tarjumān)	ترجمانو (tarjumānō)

Related terms

• مُتَرْجِم (mutarjim)

 

References

• “ترجمان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ترجمان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.