aman

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Albanian

Etymology

Usually vocative, poetic. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Interjection

aman

  1. pity
  2. have mercy!
  3. oh!

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān).

Noun

aman (definite accusative amanı, plural amanlar)

  1. mercy
    Synonyms: rəhm, mərhəmət
  2. (archaic) peace, safety (absence of danger or violence), security
    Synonyms: əmin-amanlıq, əmniyyət, təhlükəsizlik, dinclik
  3. (archaic) permissible delay, postponement, (granted) possibility to do something
    Synonyms: möhlət, macal, imkan
  4. (archaic) strength, energy
    Synonyms: taqət, qüvvət, güc

Declension

    Declension of aman
singular plural
nominative aman
 amanlar
definite accusative amanı
 amanları
dative amana
 amanlara
locative amanda
 amanlarda
ablative amandan
 amanlardan
definite genitive amanın
 amanların
    Possessive forms of aman
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanım amanlarım
sənin (“your”) amanın amanların
onun (“his/her/its”) amanı amanları
bizim (“our”) amanımız amanlarımız
sizin (“your”) amanınız amanlarınız
onların (“their”) amanı or amanları amanları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanımı amanlarımı
sənin (“your”) amanını amanlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) amanını amanlarını
bizim (“our”) amanımızı amanlarımızı
sizin (“your”) amanınızı amanlarınızı
onların (“their”) amanını or amanlarını amanlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanıma amanlarıma
sənin (“your”) amanına amanlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) amanına amanlarına
bizim (“our”) amanımıza amanlarımıza
sizin (“your”) amanınıza amanlarınıza
onların (“their”) amanına or amanlarına amanlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanımda amanlarımda
sənin (“your”) amanında amanlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) amanında amanlarında
bizim (“our”) amanımızda amanlarımızda
sizin (“your”) amanınızda amanlarınızda
onların (“their”) amanında or amanlarında amanlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanımdan amanlarımdan
sənin (“your”) amanından amanlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) amanından amanlarından
bizim (“our”) amanımızdan amanlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) amanınızdan amanlarınızdan
onların (“their”) amanından or amanlarından amanlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) amanımın amanlarımın
sənin (“your”) amanının amanlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) amanının amanlarının
bizim (“our”) amanımızın amanlarımızın
sizin (“your”) amanınızın amanlarınızın
onların (“their”) amanının or amanlarının amanlarının

Derived terms

Interjection

aman

  1. have mercy!
  2. oh!

Further reading

  • “aman” in Obastan.com.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧man

Verb

aman

  1. to anticipate

Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *aman, see Mongolian ам (am).

Pronunciation

Noun

aman

  1. mouth
  2. brim, edge

Esperanto

Adjective

aman

  1. accusative singular of ama

Fogaha

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl

  1. water

References

  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Galician

Verb

aman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of amar

Ghadames

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman pl

  1. water

References

  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay aman, from Classical Malay امان (aman), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.man/
  • Rhymes: -man
  • Hyphenation: a‧man

Adjective

aman (comparative lebih aman, superlative paling aman or teraman, equative seaman)

  1. safe; secure
    1. not in danger; out of harm's reach
    2. free from risk
    3. Providing protection from danger
    4. properly secured
    5. reliable; trusty

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Kabyle

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aman m pl (construct plural waman)

  1. water
    Mi akken ay d-yenna aman, nettat tefka-as aman.
    When he said water, she gave him water.

References

  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic امان
Cyrillic аман
Latin aman

Proper noun

aman

  1. Latin spelling of аман (aman, “safe”)

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aman (Jawi spelling امان)

  1. peaceful

Further reading

Nefusa

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman pl

  1. water

References

  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Nobiin

Etymology

From Old Nubian ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-).

Noun

aman (ⲁⲙⲁⲛ, امان)

  1. water

Derived terms

  • Aman dawū (“Nile”, literally “great water”)

References

  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Armenian աման (aman).

Pronunciation

Noun

aman m (Arabic spelling ئامان)

  1. vessel, container, pot
    Synonyms: derdank, devank
  2. (in the plural) dishes, plates
    Synonym: firax

Declension

Declension of aman
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative aman aman
Construct amanê amanên
Oblique amanî amanan
Demonstrative oblique wî amanî wan amanan
Vocative amano amanino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative amanek amanin
Construct amanekî amanine
Oblique amanekî amaninan

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ամալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 144a
  • Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) “امان”, in Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 20a
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aman”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 8
  • Rizgar, Baran (1993) “aman”, in Kurdish–English, English–Kurdish Dictionary, London: M. F. Onen, page 22b

Northern Saharan Berber

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl (Mzab, Wargla, Figuig, Gourara)

  1. water

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Interjection

aman

  1. have mercy!

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic اَمَان (amān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: a‧man

Noun

àmān m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

  1. pity
  2. mercy
  3. compassion
  4. forgiveness

Declension

Declension of aman
singular plural
nominative àmān amani
genitive amána amana
dative amanu amanima
accusative aman amane
vocative amane amani
locative amanu amanima
instrumental amanom amanima

Interjection

àmān (Cyrillic spelling а̀ма̄н)

  1. for goodness' sake! (in amazement)
  2. (when asking for mercy, help or forgiveness):
    1. Be merciful!
    2. Help me!
    3. I'm sorry!
  3. by God, I swear to god! (used to add emphasis, as if swearing an oath)

Quotations

Siwi

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

amán pl

  1. water

References

  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Sokna

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl

  1. water

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaman/
  • Rhymes: -aman
  • Syllabification: a‧man

Verb

aman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of amar

Tarifit

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Pronunciation

Noun

aman pl (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⴰⵏ)

  1. water

Declension

    Declension of aman
Singular Plural
free state aman —
construct state waman —

References

  • Jordi Aguadé, Patrice Cressier, Ángeles Vicente, Peuplement et arabisation au Maghreb occidenta (1998)
  • Paul Geuthner, Manuel de berbère marocain: (dialecte rifain) (1926)

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔaman/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧man

Verb

aman

  1. to boil

Tetum

Etymology

From *ama, akin to Nias ama and Tagalog ama.

Noun

aman

  1. father

Tuareg

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman m pl

  1. water

References

  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امان (amân), from Arabic أَمَان (ʔamān, “tranquillity, peacefulness”).

Noun

aman (definite accusative amanı, uncountable)

  1. mercy
  2. quarter

Interjection

aman!

  1. oh!
  2. please!

Zenaga

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *am-an.

Noun

aman pl

  1. water

References

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