Arabic · noun · Character & Virtue

Tama'

तमा

said ta-MA

also written: tama, tamaa

Meaning

Avarice, covetous craving, grasping after what belongs to others.

Usage & notes

Tama' is the covetous hunger that compromises a man's honour; for Iqbal the free self kills its tama' and thereby buys an independence no wealth could purchase.

Related words

ARABIC

Hirs

Greed, avarice, insatiable craving for more.

SANSKRIT

Laalach

Greed, covetousness, grasping desire for gain.

PERSIAN

Khud-dari

Self-respect, dignity, the refusal to demean oneself before others.

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