عمة

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع م م (ʕ m m)
15 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

عِمَّة • (ʕimma) f (plural عِمَّات (ʕimmāt) or عَمَم (ʕamam))

  1. way of putting on the turban
  2. (uncommon) turban
    Synonym: عِمَامَة (ʕimāma) (the common term)
Declension
Declension of noun عَمَّة (ʕamma)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَمَّة
ʕamma 		الْعَمَّة
al-ʕamma 		عَمَّة
ʕammat
Nominative عَمَّةٌ
ʕammatun 		الْعَمَّةُ
al-ʕammatu 		عَمَّةُ
ʕammatu
Accusative عَمَّةً
ʕammatan 		الْعَمَّةَ
al-ʕammata 		عَمَّةَ
ʕammata
Genitive عَمَّةٍ
ʕammatin 		الْعَمَّةِ
al-ʕammati 		عَمَّةِ
ʕammati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَمَّتَيْن
ʕammatayn 		الْعَمَّتَيْن
al-ʕammatayn 		عَمَّتَيْ
ʕammatay
Nominative عَمَّتَانِ
ʕammatāni 		الْعَمَّتَانِ
al-ʕammatāni 		عَمَّتَا
ʕammatā
Accusative عَمَّتَيْنِ
ʕammatayni 		الْعَمَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕammatayni 		عَمَّتَيْ
ʕammatay
Genitive عَمَّتَيْنِ
ʕammatayni 		الْعَمَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕammatayni 		عَمَّتَيْ
ʕammatay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَمَّات‎; عَمَم
ʕammāt‎; ʕamam 		الْعَمَّات‎; الْعَمَم
al-ʕammāt‎; al-ʕamam 		عَمَّات‎; عَمَم
ʕammāt‎; ʕamam
Nominative عَمَّاتٌ‎; عَمَمٌ
ʕammātun‎; ʕamamun 		الْعَمَّاتُ‎; الْعَمَمُ
al-ʕammātu‎; al-ʕamamu 		عَمَّاتُ‎; عَمَمُ
ʕammātu‎; ʕamamu
Accusative عَمَّاتٍ‎; عَمَمًا
ʕammātin‎; ʕamaman 		الْعَمَّاتِ‎; الْعَمَمَ
al-ʕammāti‎; al-ʕamama 		عَمَّاتِ‎; عَمَمَ
ʕammāti‎; ʕamama
Genitive عَمَّاتٍ‎; عَمَمٍ
ʕammātin‎; ʕamamin 		الْعَمَّاتِ‎; الْعَمَمِ
al-ʕammāti‎; al-ʕamami 		عَمَّاتِ‎; عَمَمِ
ʕammāti‎; ʕamami

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

عَمَّة • (ʕamma) f (plural عَمَّات (ʕammāt), masculine عَمّ (ʕamm))

  1. paternal blood aunt (one's father's sister)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:23:
      حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ […]
      ḥurrimat ʕalaykum ʔummahātukum wa-banātukum wa-ʔaḵawātukum wa-ʕammātukum […]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of noun عَمَّة (ʕamma)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَمَّة
ʕamma 		الْعَمَّة
al-ʕamma 		عَمَّة
ʕammat
Nominative عَمَّةٌ
ʕammatun 		الْعَمَّةُ
al-ʕammatu 		عَمَّةُ
ʕammatu
Accusative عَمَّةً
ʕammatan 		الْعَمَّةَ
al-ʕammata 		عَمَّةَ
ʕammata
Genitive عَمَّةٍ
ʕammatin 		الْعَمَّةِ
al-ʕammati 		عَمَّةِ
ʕammati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَمَّتَيْن
ʕammatayn 		الْعَمَّتَيْن
al-ʕammatayn 		عَمَّتَيْ
ʕammatay
Nominative عَمَّتَانِ
ʕammatāni 		الْعَمَّتَانِ
al-ʕammatāni 		عَمَّتَا
ʕammatā
Accusative عَمَّتَيْنِ
ʕammatayni 		الْعَمَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕammatayni 		عَمَّتَيْ
ʕammatay
Genitive عَمَّتَيْنِ
ʕammatayni 		الْعَمَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕammatayni 		عَمَّتَيْ
ʕammatay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَمَّات
ʕammāt 		الْعَمَّات
al-ʕammāt 		عَمَّات
ʕammāt
Nominative عَمَّاتٌ
ʕammātun 		الْعَمَّاتُ
al-ʕammātu 		عَمَّاتُ
ʕammātu
Accusative عَمَّاتٍ
ʕammātin 		الْعَمَّاتِ
al-ʕammāti 		عَمَّاتِ
ʕammāti
Genitive عَمَّاتٍ
ʕammātin 		الْعَمَّاتِ
al-ʕammāti 		عَمَّاتِ
ʕammāti

References

  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “عمة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 168
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “عمة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 217
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “عمة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2149
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عمة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 724
  • Wahrmund, Adolf (1887) “عمة”, in Handwörterbuch der neu-arabischen und deutschen Sprache‎ (in German), volume 2, Gießen: J. Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, page 309
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “عمة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 876

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع م م
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَمَّة (ʕamma).

Pronunciation

Noun

عَمَّة • (ʕamma) f (plural عَمَّات (ʕammāt), masculine عَمّ (ʕamm))

  1. paternal aunt (father's sister)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عِمَّة (ʕimma).

Pronunciation

Noun

عمة • (ʕumma) f (plural عُمَم (ʕumam))

  1. turban
    Synonym: عمامة (ʕimāma)

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع م م
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَمَّة (ʕamma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕam.me/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

عمّة • (ʕamme) f (plural عمّات (ʕammāt), masculine عمّ (ʕamm))

  1. paternal aunt (father's sister)
    Endearing form: عمتو (ʕamto)

See also

خالة (ḵāle, “maternal aunt”)

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