عمو

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amu/, ,
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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
singular plural
bare عمو ('amú) عموها، عموا ('amu-hấ, 'amuấ)
definitive direct object عمو را، عمو رو ('amú râ, 'amú ro) عموها را، عموا رو ('amu-hấ râ, 'amuấ ro)
ezâfe عموی ('amú-ye) عموهای، عموای ('amu-hấ-ye, 'amuấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
عمویی ('amúi) عموهایی، عموایی ('amu-hấ-i, 'amuấ-i)

Colloquial.

Possessive forms of عمو
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
عمویم، عموم ('amúyam, 'amúm) عموهایم، عموهام، عموام ('amu-hấyam, 'amuấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
عمویت، عموت ('amúyat, 'amút) عموهایت، عموهات، عموات ('amu-hấyat, 'amuất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
عمویش، عموش ('amúyaš, 'amúš) عموهایش، عموهاش، عمواش ('amu-hấyaš, 'amuấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
عمویمان، عمومون ('amúyemân, 'amúmun) عموهایمان، عموهامون، عموامون ('amu-hấyemân, 'amuấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
عمویتان، عموتون ('amúyetân, 'amútun) عموهایتان، عموهاتون، عمواتون ('amu-hấyetân, 'amuấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
عمویشان، عموشون ('amúyešân, 'amúšun) عموهایشان، عموهاشون، عمواشون ('amu-hấyešân, '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)