amat

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amātus, perfect passive participle of amare (“to love”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

amat (feminine amada, masculine plural amats, feminine plural amades)

  1. beloved

Participle

amat (feminine amada, masculine plural amats, feminine plural amades)

  1. past participle of amar

Hiligaynon

Adjective

amát (diminutive amat-amat)

  1. gradual, step-by-step, slow

Iban

Pronunciation

Adjective

amat

  1. true
    Amat, aku bisi meda iya.
    It's true, I have seen him.

Alternative forms

Adverb

amat

  1. amat
    Terang amat api!
    The fire is very bright!

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: a‧mat

Adverb

amat

  1. very

Latin

Verb

amat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of amō

Verb

amāt

  1. (rare) third-person singular perfect active indicative of amō

Livonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from a Germanic language, compare German Amt (“office”).

Noun

amat

  1. trade

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amat (“continuous, unceasing”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

amat (Jawi spelling امت)

  1. very
    Synonyms: begitu, sangat, sungguh, sekali
    Persembahan itu amat menakjubkan!
    That performance was amazing!

Further reading

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aamatl. Compare Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“a kind of fig tree; paper”).

Pronunciation

Noun

amat (plural ajamat)

  1. a kind of fig tree (Ficus insipida)
  2. paper
  3. book, document

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Spanish: amate

Tabasco Nahuatl

Pronunciation

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Noun

amat

  1. paper

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, via a form such as Fijian mata or Gilbertese mata.

Adjective

amat

  1. raw
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