tamaq
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *tama-Г- (“all, both, whole”), from Proto-Eskimo *tama(ŋ)- (“all, whole”).
Noun
tamaq
- all, whole
- 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 4:
- Dudleykkut pisuujupput suullu tamaasa pigineqarsinnaasut pigalugit, ilanngulluguli isertugaateqarput, annilaangaginerpaasaallu tassaavoq isertugaatimik paasineqamissaa. Isumaqarput ilaqutariit Potterikkunnut tunngasoq paasineqarpat anigorsinnaanaviamagu.
- The Dursleys had everything they wanted, but they [all] also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it. They didn't think they could bear it if anyone found out about the Potters.
Derived terms
- tamaasa (“them all”)
- tamaat (“all of it”)
- tamanut (“for all, to all”)
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