Etmâm, from the Arabic root tamma, means to finish, complete or bring to perfection. Sami distinguishes it from ikmâl: Etmâm is about carrying a task fully to its ultimate end.
In the Mestûr collection, words from Şemseddin Sami’s Kâmus-ı Türkî reappear as singular artworks on their own historic pages, carrying language, memory, and gesture into the present.
Technical details - ink on an original 125-year-old Kâmus-ı Türkî dictionary page. Size: [height × width] cm Dictionary reference: Page [number], [column] column, line [number] Year: 2026 Presentation: Sold and shipped unframed.
