عمو

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amu/, ,
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

Dari کاکا
Iranian Persian عمو
Tajik амак

عمو ('amu) (plural عموها ('amu-hâ))

  1. (chiefly Iran) paternal uncle
    Synonyms: کاکا (kâkâ), کاکو (kâko), (archaic) افدر (afdar)
    Coordinate terms: (in Iran) دایی (dâyi), (in Dari) ماما (mâmâ)
  2. uncle (title)

Inflection

    Basic forms of عمو ('amu)
singular plural
bare عمو
('amú)
عموها
('amu-hấ)
عموا
('amuấ)
definitive direct object عمو را
('amú râ)
عمو رو
('amú ro)
عموها را
('amu-hấ râ)
عموا رو
('amuấ ro)
ezâfe عموی
('amú-ye)
عموهای
('amu-hấ-ye)
عموای
('amuấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
عمویی
('amúi)
عموهایی
('amu-hấ-i)
عموایی
('amuấ-i)
Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of عمو ('amu)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
عمویم
('amúyam)
عموم
('amúm)
عموهایم
('amu-hấyam)
عموهام، عموام
('amuấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
عمویت
('amúyat)
عموت
('amút)
عموهایت
('amu-hấyat)
عموهات، عموات
('amuất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
عمویش
('amúyaš)
عموش
('amúš)
عموهایش
('amu-hấyaš)
عموهاش، عمواش
('amuấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
عمویمان
('amúyemân)
عمومون
('amúmun)
عموهایمان
('amu-hấyemân)
عموهامون، عموامون
('amuấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
عمویتان
('amúyetân)
عموتون
('amútun)
عموهایتان
('amu-hấyetân)
عموهاتون، عمواتون
('amuấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
عمویشان
('amúyešân)
عموشون
('amúšun)
عموهایشان
('amu-hấyešân)
عموهاشون، عمواشون
('amuấšun)
Colloquial.

Descendants

  • Khalaj: amı

See also

  1. عمه ('amme) (paternal aunt)
  2. خاله (xâle) (maternal aunt)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

عمّ (ʕamm) +‎ ـو (-o)

Pronunciation

Noun

عمّو (ʕammom

  1. endearing form of عمّ (ʕamm): uncle (paternal)

See also

  • خالو (ḵālo, maternal uncle)