From Byzantine Greek ἡγουμένη (hēgouménē), at first passed as جُمِّنِيَا (jumminiyā), جُمَّلِيّة (jummaliyya), a name applied to leading ropes; though also connected to Persian کمان (kamân, “anything bent”).
جُمَان • (jumān) m (collective, singulative جُمَانَة f (jumāna))
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جُمَان jumān |
الْجُمَان al-jumān |
جُمَان jumān |
Nominative | جُمَانٌ jumānun |
الْجُمَانُ al-jumānu |
جُمَانُ jumānu |
Accusative | جُمَانًا jumānan |
الْجُمَانَ al-jumāna |
جُمَانَ jumāna |
Genitive | جُمَانٍ jumānin |
الْجُمَانِ al-jumāni |
جُمَانِ jumāni |
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جُمَانَة jumāna |
الْجُمَانَة al-jumāna |
جُمَانَة jumānat |
Nominative | جُمَانَةٌ jumānatun |
الْجُمَانَةُ al-jumānatu |
جُمَانَةُ jumānatu |
Accusative | جُمَانَةً jumānatan |
الْجُمَانَةَ al-jumānata |
جُمَانَةَ jumānata |
Genitive | جُمَانَةٍ jumānatin |
الْجُمَانَةِ al-jumānati |
جُمَانَةِ jumānati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | جُمَانَتَيْن jumānatayn |
الْجُمَانَتَيْن al-jumānatayn |
جُمَانَتَيْ jumānatay |
Nominative | جُمَانَتَانِ jumānatāni |
الْجُمَانَتَانِ al-jumānatāni |
جُمَانَتَا jumānatā |
Accusative | جُمَانَتَيْنِ jumānatayni |
الْجُمَانَتَيْنِ al-jumānatayni |
جُمَانَتَيْ jumānatay |
Genitive | جُمَانَتَيْنِ jumānatayni |
الْجُمَانَتَيْنِ al-jumānatayni |
جُمَانَتَيْ jumānatay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جُمَانَات jumānāt |
الْجُمَانَات al-jumānāt |
جُمَانَات jumānāt |
Nominative | جُمَانَاتٌ jumānātun |
الْجُمَانَاتُ al-jumānātu |
جُمَانَاتُ jumānātu |
Accusative | جُمَانَاتٍ jumānātin |
الْجُمَانَاتِ al-jumānāti |
جُمَانَاتِ jumānāti |
Genitive | جُمَانَاتٍ jumānātin |
الْجُمَانَاتِ al-jumānāti |
جُمَانَاتِ jumānāti |