tama

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noun

A form of votive offering in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church, usually in the form of a small metal plaque with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which it is offered.

OriginGreek τάμα (táma) ← Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma) ← Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō →
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Meanings

tama1

nountama (plural tamata)

plural tamata

  1. lifestyleA form of votive offering in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church, usually in the form of a small metal plaque with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which it is offered.

Tama2

nounTama pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn African Muslim ethnic group of eastern Chad and western Sudan.
proper noun
  1. The language of the Sudanese Tama people.
  2. A language family of northern Papua New Guinea.
  3. An extinct language of the Tucanoan language family.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tat͏̌t͏̌ō
  3. Ancient Greekτάσσω (tássō)
  4. Ancient Greekτάγμα (tágma)
  5. Greekτάμα (táma)
  6. Englishtama

Borrowed from Greek τάμα (táma).

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APA

tama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tama

MLA

“tama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tama. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tama,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tama.

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