たまう
Also written 賜う, 給う
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to give
- Suffix, Godan verb to do ... (after the -masu stem of a verb) See also: たまえ.
Example sentences
- 影でこそこそせず面と向かって彼にそれを言いたまえ。
Say it to his face, not behind his back. - 神よわれわれを守りたまえ！
God preserve us! - わが神、わが神、なんぞ我を見棄て給ひし。
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? - 神光あれと言給ひければ光ありき。
And God said: Let there be light. And there was light. - 我らに負債ある者を我らの免したる如く、我らの負債をも免し給へ。
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Common phrases
- 偏諱を賜う (へんきをたまう) (for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.)